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What’s blocked where, tested every day

Every day we open 67 of the world’s biggest sites and apps from home internet connections in 24 countries, and record what’s blocked, since when and how.

167confirmed blocks, in 13 of 24 countries

1604 of 1608 results confirmed in the last 48 hours. 4 older results awaiting a fresh test.

Most restrictive
China52 blocks among 67 current results
Most blocked
ExpressVPNblocked in 8 countries
Last 30 days
+20 / −15new blocks / lifted
Daily test plan
67 × 24sites and apps × countries
China: 52 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.India: 2 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Indonesia: 2 confirmed blocks. 66 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours. 1 older result awaiting a fresh test.Malaysia: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Pakistan: 5 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.South Korea: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Thailand: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Vietnam: 6 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Egypt: 6 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Iran: 32 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Saudi Arabia: 5 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Turkey: 6 confirmed blocks. 64 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours. 3 older results awaiting a fresh test.UAE: 9 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Belarus: 10 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.France: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Germany: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Italy: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Netherlands: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Russia: 31 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Spain: 1 confirmed block. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.UK: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Australia: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.Brazil: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.US: 0 confirmed blocks. 67 of 67 results confirmed in the last 48 hours.
Blocks in place
  • None
  • 1–4
  • 5–14
  • 15–29
  • 30+
  • Not monitored
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Ranking

Which countries block the most

Confirmed blocks among the 67 sites and apps we track. Each country shows how many results were confirmed in the last 48 hours; older results are kept as history. A country blocks a site when every network we test there fails to open it twice, or when one of them does (“on some networks”). Sites that turn a country’s visitors away themselves are counted separately.

  • Blocked
  • Blocked on some networks
  • Turned away by the site (+)
  1. China67 of 67 current results52+3
  2. Iran67 of 67 current results32+1
  3. Russia67 of 67 current results31+5
  4. Belarus67 of 67 current results10+2
  5. UAE67 of 67 current results9
  6. Turkey64 of 67 current results6
  7. Vietnam67 of 67 current results6
  8. Egypt67 of 67 current results6
  9. Pakistan67 of 67 current results5
  10. Saudi Arabia67 of 67 current results5
  11. India67 of 67 current results2
  12. Indonesia66 of 67 current results2
  13. Spain67 of 67 current results1
  14. UK67 of 67 current results0+1
  15. Australia67 of 67 current results0
  16. Brazil67 of 67 current results0
  17. France67 of 67 current results0
  18. Germany67 of 67 current results0
  19. Italy67 of 67 current results0
  20. Malaysia67 of 67 current results0
  21. Netherlands67 of 67 current results0
  22. South Korea67 of 67 current results0
  23. Thailand67 of 67 current results0
  24. US67 of 67 current results0

Every result

67 sites and apps, 24 countries

Countries run from the most blocks to the fewest. Hover or tap a square for when a block began and how it works.

  • Blocked ✕
  • Blocked on some networks ½
  • Turned away by the site ⊘
  • Unstable ~
  • Opens
  • Being double-checked …
  • Not tested yet
Every site and app we test, in every country we test it from. Each cell has its result; older results are marked separately. Country and service pages list each result in words.
Site or appChinaIranRussiaBelarusUAETurkeyVietnamEgyptPakistanSaudi ArabiaIndiaIndonesiaSpainUKAustraliaBrazilFranceGermanyItalyMalaysiaNetherlandsSouth KoreaThailandUS
Social media
GrindrBlockedBlocked on some networksBlockedOpensBlockedBlockedOpensOpensUnstableOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
FacebookBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
InstagramBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
SnapchatBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
TikTokBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
TumblrBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
X (Twitter)BlockedBlocked on some networksBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
BlueskyBlockedOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
RedditBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
ThreadsBlockedUnstableBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
LinkedInOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
PinterestBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Messaging & calls
DiscordBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
ViberBlockedBlocked on some networksBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
LINEBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
MessengerBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
TelegramBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensUnstableOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
WhatsAppBlockedBlocked on some networksBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
SignalBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
WeChatOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
ZoomOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Video & music
SoundCloudBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
YouTubeBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
TwitchBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
VimeoBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOlder result: Blocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
NetflixTurned awayBlockedTurned awayOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
SpotifyOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
AI chatbots
GrokBlockedOpensTurned awayTurned awayOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
ChatGPTBlockedOpensTurned awayOpensOpensOlder result: OpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
CopilotBlockedOpensTurned awayOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
GeminiBlockedTurned awayOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
PerplexityBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
ClaudeTurned awayOpensTurned awayOpensOpensOlder result: OpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
DeepSeekOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Search & web tools
MediumBlockedOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
DuckDuckGoBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
ImgurBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensTurned awayOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
DropboxBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
GmailBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Google SearchBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Internet ArchiveBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOlder result: OpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
WikipediaBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
GitHubOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
News
BBCBlockedBlockedBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
DWBlockedBlockedBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Radio Free EuropeBlockedBlockedBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Al JazeeraBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensUnstableBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
MeduzaOpensOpensBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Mada MasrTurned awayOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
RTOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlockedUnstableOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
The GuardianBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
The New York TimesBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
CNNOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Rights & petitions
Amnesty InternationalBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Change.orgBlockedOpensOpensBlocked on some networksBlockedOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Human Rights WatchBlockedBlockedBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
VPNs & privacy tools
ExpressVPNBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensBlocked on some networksBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
SurfsharkBlockedBlockedBlockedBlocked on some networksBlockedOpensOpensBlockedOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Tor ProjectBlockedBlockedBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensBlocked on some networksOpensBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
MullvadBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Proton VPNBlockedBlockedBlockedBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensUnstableUnstableOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
PsiphonBlockedBlocked on some networksBlockedBlocked on some networksBlockedBlocked on some networksOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
NordVPNBlockedBlockedBlockedTurned awayBlockedUnstableOpensUnstableUnstableOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Proton MailBlockedOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Games
RobloxOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlockedBlockedBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
SteamOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensBlockedOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens
Epic GamesOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpensOpens

Each country page lists its results in words, and each site’s page shows it in every country. Want a site we don’t track? Test any website now.

Latest changes

New blocks, and blocks lifted

  1. NordVPN now opens on some networks in Egypt

  2. Tor Project is now blocked on some networks in Egypt

  3. Al Jazeera now opens on some networks in Egypt

  4. Mada Masr is now blocked on some networks in Egypt

  5. Mullvad is now blocked on every network we test in Pakistan

  6. NordVPN is now blocked on some networks in Egypt

  7. Tor Project is now blocked on every network we test in Iran

  8. YouTube is now blocked on every network we test in Iran

  9. Surfshark is now blocked on only some networks in Saudi Arabia

  10. Telegram now opens on some networks in Pakistan

  11. Mullvad is now blocked on only some networks in Pakistan

  12. Tor Project is no longer blocked in Egypt

  13. Viber is now blocked on only some networks in Saudi Arabia

  14. Mullvad is now blocked in Pakistan

Why you can trust a change

Every change is seen twice

  • A failure only counts when it happens twice on the same network, and only if the site opens from other countries.
  • When a country’s result changes, we re-check it a few hours later on up to five machines from each provider. The page changes only if the re-check confirms it, and the change is dated from the first sighting.
  • Sites that turn visitors away themselves (HTTP 403) are shown apart from blocks, so a company’s own choice never counts against a country.

Answers

Is it blocked? The questions people ask

Each answer puts today’s test next to the official status, checked against news reports and official statements.

China

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Pakistan

Vietnam

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

UAE

Russia

US

Get past a block

Blocked where you are?

A VPN connects you through a server in another country, so the local block no longer applies. Where VPNs themselves are blocked, you need one that can disguise its traffic.

VPNs are restricted in China and Russia and banned in Belarus and Turkmenistan, so check the rules where you are first.

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Method

How we test

  1. Test machines inside each country open the site

    Every day, machines on the networks of two big home-internet providers in each country, such as China Unicom and China Mobile or BT and Virgin Media, request each site’s homepage over a secure connection.

  2. Every failure is tried again

    About one test in fifteen fails by accident. A failure only counts when it happens twice on the same network, and only when the site opens from other countries.

  3. A change needs a re-check on several machines

    When a country’s result changes, we test it again a few hours later on up to five machines from each provider, each tried twice. A provider counts as blocking only when most of its machines fail twice, and as open only when none does, so a machine that slips past a block, or one behind its owner’s ad-blocker, can’t flip a result. Where every other provider in the country blocks a site, a provider whose machines disagree counts as blocking too, and a machine caught getting around blocks more than once is set aside.

  • We test homepages over home broadband. Mobile networks, apps, calls and deliberate slowdowns can behave differently.
  • Results show what the two networks we test in each country do. Other providers there may block more, or less.
  • In Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia most test machines sit in data centers, so results there come from whichever machines are online.
  • Some test machines sit behind a home ad-blocker or an office firewall. A firewall that re-signs a site’s certificate never counts as a block, and a private-address answer counts only in Iran, whose censors answer that way, or when a second machine there gives it too.
  • The tests run on a public network of test machines, which keeps a public record of each test: the site and its result.
  • The list is ours: big platforms, news sites, rights groups, VPN and privacy tools. We don’t test piracy or adult sites.

Free to use

Use this data

Quote it, chart it or republish it, with a link to this page: the data is under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY 4.0). Journalists and researchers can get in touch for background or a longer history.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

How Often Is the Censorship Monitor Updated?

Every site and app is tested once a day. When a country’s result changes, we re-check it a few hours later on up to five machines from each provider and publish the change only if the re-check confirms it, so a one-off glitch or one odd machine never shows up as a new block, or as a block lifted.

How Do You Know a Site Is Blocked and Not Just Down?

A site counts as blocked in a country only when it opens normally from other countries but fails twice on the networks we test there. If it doesn’t open anywhere, it’s down, and the monitor records nothing for that day.

Why Is a Site Blocked on One Network but Not Another?

In many countries each internet provider carries out blocks itself, and some are faster or stricter than others. That’s why we test two big home-internet providers in each country and show “blocked on some networks” when only one of them blocks. A few home test machines get around blocks on their own, through a VPN or a filter-dodging tool on the owner’s router; where the rest of the country is blocked, they don’t count.

What Does “Turned Away by the Site” Mean?

The site itself answers visitors from that country with “forbidden” (HTTP 403). That’s the company’s choice, often because of sanctions or its own rules, not censorship by the country.

If a Site Opens, Does the App Work Too?

Not always. We test whether each site’s homepage opens. Apps often use other addresses, and some countries block calls or slow a service down without blocking its website, as Russia has done to YouTube since 2024. Mobile networks can also block differently from home broadband.

Can I Use This Data?

Yes. Quote it, chart it or republish it, with a link to this page. The data is under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY 4.0), and you can download every result as a CSV file.

How Do People Get Around a Block?

A VPN connects you through a server in another country, so the local block no longer applies. VPNs are restricted in China and Russia and banned in Belarus and Turkmenistan, so check the rules where you are first.