Messenger Apps Blocked by Country - Live Status

Messengers are legal in Afghanistan. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Albania, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

In Algeria, WhatsApp and other messaging apps are cut off nationwide for several hours every year during school exams, a practice running since 2016.

Messengers are legal in Andorra. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Angola. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Antigua and Barbuda. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Argentina. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Armenia. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Australia. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in Austria. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

In Azerbaijan, Telegram, WhatsApp, Zoom and Skype were restricted from 27 September to 10 November 2020 during the Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Messengers are legal in the Bahamas, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are restricted in Bahrain. Telegram has been blocked by internet providers since June 2016, while WhatsApp and other apps work.

In Bangladesh, WhatsApp showed signs of blocking from 17 July 2024 during the student uprising, and Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Viber were blocked in November 2015.

Messengers are legal in Barbados. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

In Belarus, Telegram was blocked from 10 to 27 January 2025 around the presidential election, and messaging apps were restricted during the August 2020 protests.

Messengers are legal in Belgium. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Belize. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Benin. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Bhutan. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Bolivia. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in Bosnia and Herzegovina. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Botswana, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

In Brazil, courts blocked WhatsApp three times in 2015–2016 and Telegram on 26–27 April 2023 over refusals to hand over user data.

Messengers are legal in Brunei. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Bulgaria. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Burkina Faso. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

In Burundi, WhatsApp, Viber and Tango were blocked during the April 2015 protests, and WhatsApp and Telegram on election day, 20 May 2020.

Messengers are legal in Cambodia. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

In Cameroon, WhatsApp and Facebook were throttled for over 150 days in 2017 in the Anglophone regions, and Telegram was blocked from 31 October to 5 November 2025 after the election.

Messengers are legal in Canada. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in Cabo Verde. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in the Central African Republic. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

In Chad, WhatsApp was blocked together with social networks for 16 months from March 2018 to July 2019, and again for several weeks in July 2020.

Messengers are legal in Chile, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are blocked in China. WhatsApp has been blocked since 2017 and Telegram since 2015, and Signal, Messenger and Discord are unavailable, leaving only WeChat and QQ.

Messengers are legal in Colombia. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in the Comoros. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Congo (DRC). There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Costa Rica. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Ivory Coast. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Croatia. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are restricted in Cuba. WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal were blocked from 11 to 18 July 2021 during the protests, and Telegram has been restricted since.

Messengers are legal in Cyprus. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in the Czechia (Czech Republic), with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Denmark. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Djibouti. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Dominica. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in the Dominican Republic. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Ecuador. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are restricted in Egypt. Voice calls in WhatsApp, Viber and other apps are blocked, Telegram has been blocked by three operators since October 2020, and Messenger was blocked in September 2019.

In El Salvador, Telegram was blocked in September 2024.

In Equatorial Guinea, messaging apps go down with every communications shutdown, including the 2017 election and the cut on Annobón island that has lasted more than 570 days since 20 July 2024.

Messengers are restricted in Eritrea. The internet runs only through the state operator EriTel, and most foreign platforms and messaging apps are permanently blocked.

Messengers are legal in Estonia. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

In Eswatini, social networks and online platforms including messaging apps were blocked by regulator order on 29 June 2021 and again in October 2021.

In Ethiopia, Telegram was blocked for several months from 9 February 2023, and messaging apps were cut off during the Tigray and Amhara shutdowns.

Messengers are legal in Fiji. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Finland, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in France. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Gabon. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in the Gambia. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Georgia. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Germany. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Ghana. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in Greece. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Grenada, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Guatemala. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

In Guinea, WhatsApp was blocked in October 2020, on 17 May 2023 and from November 2023 to February 2024, and Telegram on 21 September 2025 during the constitutional referendum.

Messengers are legal in Guinea-Bissau. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Guyana. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Haiti. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Honduras. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Hong Kong. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in Hungary. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Iceland, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are restricted in India. WeChat has been banned since June 2020, and WhatsApp and Telegram go down during regional shutdowns such as Manipur and Kashmir, with 65 shutdowns in 2025.

In Indonesia, 11 domains of Telegram's web version were blocked on 14 July 2017 and unblocked after talks with the company.

Messengers are blocked in Iran. Telegram has been blocked since 2018, WhatsApp on and off since September 2022 and Signal outright, leaving only the domestic Bale, Eitaa and Rubika.

In Iraq, Telegram was blocked from 6 to 13 August 2023 over data leaks, and messaging apps go down during the annual exam shutdowns.

Messengers are legal in Ireland. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Israel. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Italy. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Jamaica. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Japan. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

In Jordan, the regulator TRC blocks messaging apps every year during the Tawjihi school exams, as it did in June–July 2024 and 2025.

In Kazakhstan, Telegram and WhatsApp went down on election day, 9 June 2019, and WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal were cut off during the 5–10 January 2022 shutdown.

In Kenya, Telegram has been blocked during national exams every year since 2023, and Signal and Telegram were blocked for hours during the 25 June 2024 protests.

Messengers are legal in Kiribati. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Kuwait, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Kyrgyzstan. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Laos. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Latvia. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Lebanon. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Lesotho. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Liberia. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in Libya. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Liechtenstein, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Lithuania. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Luxembourg. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Madagascar. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Malawi. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Malaysia. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in the Maldives. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

In Mali, WhatsApp was partially blocked in July 2020 during anti-government protests.

Messengers are legal in Malta. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in the Marshall Islands, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

In Mauritania, messaging apps go down whenever mobile internet is cut, as after the June 2019 election and on 6 March 2023.

In Mauritius, the government ordered all social media platforms blocked on 1 November 2024 until after the election, and lifted the order the next day after an outcry.

Messengers are legal in Mexico. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Micronesia. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Moldova. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Monaco. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Mongolia. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Montenegro. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

In Morocco, voice calls in WhatsApp, Skype and Viber were blocked by operators on the regulator's decision from January to 4 November 2016, then allowed again.

In Mozambique, WhatsApp was blocked together with Facebook and Instagram from 29 October to 14 November 2024 during post-election protests.

Messengers are restricted in Myanmar (Burma). WhatsApp has been blocked since the 2021 coup, Signal since mid-2024, and messaging apps go down during local shutdowns.

Messengers are legal in Namibia. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Nauru, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

In Nepal, WhatsApp and WeChat were among 26 platforms blocked from 4 to 9 September 2025, while Telegram, Viber and Signal stayed online.

Messengers are legal in the Netherlands. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in New Zealand. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Nicaragua. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

In Niger, messaging apps were cut off with mobile internet from 24 February to 5 March 2021 during post-election protests.

Messengers are legal in Nigeria. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are blocked in North Korea. Foreign messaging apps are unavailable because citizens can reach only the domestic Kwangmyong intranet.

Messengers are legal in North Macedonia. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Norway. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are restricted in Oman. Voice calls in WhatsApp, Skype and FaceTime are blocked by the regulator TRA, while Zoom, Teams and Google Meet were allowed in 2020.

In Pakistan, Telegram has been blocked on the PTCL network since November 2017, WhatsApp and Signal suffered outages in 2024–2025, and messaging apps go down during regional shutdowns.

Messengers are legal in Palau. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

In Palestine, messaging apps go down during the communications shutdowns in Gaza, with seven recorded in 2025.

Messengers are legal in Panama, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Papua New Guinea. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Paraguay. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Peru. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in the Philippines. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in Poland. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Portugal. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are restricted in Qatar. Voice calls in WhatsApp, Skype and FaceTime are blocked by the regulator CRA, while Zoom and Teams are available.

Messengers are legal in Romania. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are blocked in Russia. WhatsApp and Telegram are fully blocked, as are Signal, Viber, Discord and FaceTime, with the state messenger Max promoted instead.

Messengers are legal in Rwanda, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Samoa. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in San Marino. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in Sao Tome and Principe. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

In Saudi Arabia, voice calls in Viber, WhatsApp, Skype and FaceTime were blocked from 2013 until the regulator lifted the ban on 20–21 September 2017.

In Senegal, WhatsApp and Telegram were blocked from 1 June 2023 during protests and again in February 2024.

Messengers are legal in Serbia. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in the Seychelles, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Sierra Leone. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Singapore. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Slovakia. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Slovenia. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

Messengers are legal in the Solomon Islands. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are restricted in Somalia. Telegram has been banned by order of the communications minister since 24 August 2023, together with TikTok and 1XBet.

Messengers are legal in South Africa. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in South Korea. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in South Sudan, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

Messengers are legal in Spain. A court ordered Telegram blocked on 22 March 2024 at the request of media companies, but suspended the order three days later and the block was never applied.

In Sri Lanka, WhatsApp and Viber were blocked in March 2018 during riots, in April 2019 after the Easter bombings and in April 2022 during protests.

Messengers are legal in Saint Kitts and Nevis. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Saint Lucia. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are restricted in Sudan. WhatsApp was blocked for 68 days from 21 December 2018, and in 2025 the authorities announced a block on WhatsApp calls.

In Suriname, WhatsApp and Messenger were blocked from 17 February 2023 during cost-of-living protests.

Messengers are legal in Sweden. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are legal in Switzerland. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in Syria. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Taiwan. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

In Tajikistan, the internet in the GBAO region was cut off entirely for months from 25 November 2021, and a state messenger ORIZ was launched in 2026.

Messengers are restricted in Tanzania. Telegram has been blocked since 2023, and WhatsApp, Signal and Messenger have stayed blocked since the 29 October 2025 election shutdown was lifted.

Messengers are legal in Thailand. The regulator was ordered to block Telegram on 19 October 2020 during protests, but the block was never carried out.

Messengers are legal in Timor-Leste. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

In Togo, Telegram and Signal were blocked in June 2025 during protests along with Facebook and YouTube, and WhatsApp was blocked in 2017.

Messengers are legal in Tonga. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are legal in Trinidad and Tobago. No blocking of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or other messaging apps has been recorded.

Messengers are legal in Tunisia, with no recorded blocks on messaging apps or their calls.

In Turkey, Discord has been blocked since October 2024, Telegram was restricted on 13 November 2022 after the Taksim blast, and messaging apps were throttled in March 2025.

Messengers are blocked in Turkmenistan. WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram and other apps have long been blocked, and the last working one, IMO, went dark in August 2023.

Messengers are legal in Tuvalu. WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Viber work without interference.

Messengers are blocked in Uganda. WhatsApp was blocked during the 2016 and January 2021 elections, and after the 13–18 January 2026 shutdown it has stayed blocked.

Messengers are legal in Ukraine for the public. Telegram has been banned on the official devices of civil servants and the military since 20 September 2024.

Messengers are restricted in the United Arab Emirates. Voice calls in WhatsApp, Skype, FaceTime and Viber are blocked, while messaging works and licensed BOTIM, C'Me, Zoom and Teams are allowed.

Messengers are legal in the United Kingdom. No messaging app has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Messengers are legal in the United States of America. Nothing is blocked or throttled, messaging and calls included.

Messengers are legal in Uruguay. There is no history of the state cutting off or filtering messaging apps.

In Uzbekistan, Skype and WeChat were blocked in 2021, Telegram was briefly blocked in November 2021, and Signal has been unreachable since April 2021.

Messengers are legal in Vanuatu. No app has been blocked and no shutdown affecting messaging has been documented.

Messengers are legal in the Vatican City. Access to every major messaging app is open and has stayed that way.

Messengers are blocked in Venezuela. Signal has been blocked since August 2024 and Telegram since January 2025, and both remained unavailable as of May 2025.

In Vietnam, Telegram was blocked by order of the technology ministry issued on 21 May 2025 and enforced by 2 June 2025.

In Yemen, messaging apps go down whenever the internet or satellite links are cut, with three such shutdowns in 2025.

In Zambia, WhatsApp and Messenger were restricted from 12 to 14 August 2021 during the election.

In Zimbabwe, WhatsApp and Facebook were blocked from 15 to 21 January 2019 during fuel protests, a block the High Court later ruled unlawful.