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What’s blocked in South Korea right now

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

32 of 67sites and apps tested so far in the first round

Each one is tested from home internet connections in South Korea, and a block shows up only once a second test a few hours later confirms it, so the results fill in over the first day.

China: 18 of 67 blockedIndia: 1 of 67 blockedIndonesia: 1 of 67 blockedMalaysia: 1 of 67 blockedPakistan: 3 of 67 blockedSouth Korea: 1 of 67 blockedThailand: 1 of 67 blockedVietnam: 1 of 67 blockedEgypt: 1 of 67 blockedIran: 16 of 67 blockedSaudi Arabia: 1 of 67 blockedTurkey: 3 of 67 blockedUAE: 2 of 67 blockedBelarus: 1 of 67 blockedFrance: 1 of 67 blockedGermany: 1 of 67 blockedItaly: 1 of 67 blockedNetherlands: 1 of 67 blockedRussia: 13 of 67 blockedSpain: 1 of 67 blockedUK: 1 of 67 blockedAustralia: 1 of 67 blockedBrazil: 1 of 67 blockedUS: 0 of 67 blocked
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Blocked 1

Every network we test in South Korea fails to open these, twice, while they open elsewhere.

  • WeChatMessaging & calls

    Since monitoring began on 29 Sep 2026

    The connection never completes on KT and SK Broadband.

Opens 29

Being double-checked 2

The first test of these in South Korea needs a second one, a few hours later, before its result shows here.

Not tested yet 35

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History

Changes in South Korea

No confirmed changes since monitoring began on 29 Sep 2026. When a block appears or lifts, and a second test agrees, it shows up here.

Method

How we test

  • Test machines on KT and SK Broadband home connections open each site’s homepage every day.
  • A failure counts only when it happens twice on the same network, while the site opens from other countries.
  • A change is published only after a second test, a few hours later, agrees. It’s dated from the first sighting.
  • We test websites over home broadband. Apps, calls and mobile networks can behave differently.

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