Social Media Status by Country - Blocked or Available?

In Afghanistan, the Taliban cut off the entire country's internet and mobile networks for three days in autumn 2025, and TikTok has been banned since April 2022.

In Albania, TikTok was blocked nationwide for a year from March 2025 and reopened in February 2026.

In Algeria, every year since 2016 the authorities block social networks and cut the internet during the baccalaureate exams.

Social media has no restrictions in Andorra. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

In Angola, the country saw its first internet shutdown in July 2025, during protests over fuel prices.

Social media has no restrictions in Antigua and Barbuda, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Argentina. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Armenia. The only exception was a few days of TikTok blocking in September 2022 during the clashes with Azerbaijan.

Social media has no restrictions in Australia. Nothing is blocked, but since 10 December 2025 access requires age verification – under-16s are barred and platforms must verify age.

Social media has no restrictions in Austria. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

In Azerbaijan, TikTok was blocked during the 2022 and 2023 Karabakh fighting, and social networks are throttled during protests.

Social media has no restrictions in the Bahamas. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Bahrain. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

In Bangladesh, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube were blocked for 11 days during the July–August 2024 student protests.

Social media has no restrictions in Barbados. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Belarus, platforms were blocked and throttled after the August 2020 election and again on election day in January 2025.

Social media has no restrictions in Belgium. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Belize. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

In Benin, the internet was cut and social networks blocked on election day in April 2019, with no repeat since.

Social media has no restrictions in Bhutan, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Bolivia. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Botswana. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Brazil, X was blocked for about 40 days in 2024 by Supreme Court order, and from March 2026 platforms must verify users' age.

Social media has no restrictions in Brunei. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in Bulgaria. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Burkina Faso, mobile internet was cut during the November 2021 protests, and foreign news sites have been blocked since 2024, though social networks remain open.

In Burundi, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp were blocked during the 2015 protests and the 2020 election.

Social media has no restrictions in Cambodia. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

In Cameroon, the Anglophone regions lost internet for 93 days in 2017, and TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Telegram were blocked after the October 2025 election.

Social media has no restrictions in Canada, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Cabo Verde. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

In the Central African Republic, the internet was cut once in 2025 amid protests and political instability.

In Chad, Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter were blocked for 16 months in 2018–2019, and the internet was cut during the 2021 and 2024 elections.

Social media has no restrictions in Chile. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media is blocked in China. Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok and Reddit are unreachable behind the Great Firewall, and domestic platforms require real-name ID with strict limits for minors.

Social media has no restrictions in Colombia. The only recorded incident is a few days of Reddit blocking by two providers in June 2024.

In the Comoros, the country's first internet shutdown came in January 2024 after protests over the presidential election result.

In Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), the internet was cut and social networks blocked during the 2016 and 2021 elections.

In Congo (DRC), the internet was cut for three weeks after the 2018 election, Goma went offline during the M23 offensive in January 2025, and X and TikTok were blocked in major cities in February 2025.

Social media has no restrictions in Costa Rica. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Ivory Coast. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Croatia. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Cuba, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram were blocked during the July 2021 protests, and platforms are throttled during unrest.

Social media has no restrictions in Cyprus. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in the Czechia (Czech Republic). No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

Social media has no restrictions in Denmark. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Djibouti. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Dominica, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in the Dominican Republic. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Ecuador. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

In Egypt, platforms are generally reachable, but social networks and news sites were disrupted during the September 2019 protests and hundreds of media and VPN sites are permanently blocked.

Social media has no restrictions in El Salvador. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Equatorial Guinea, the island of Annobón has had no internet or mobile service since July 2024, and the internet was cut during the 2017 election.

In Eritrea, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp have been blocked since May 2019, and all traffic runs through the state operator.

Social media has no restrictions in Estonia. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

In Eswatini, the internet was cut and social networks blocked on the regulator's orders during the pro-democracy protests of June and October 2021.

In Ethiopia, Facebook, TikTok, Telegram and YouTube were blocked for five months in 2023, and Tigray and Amhara endured shutdowns lasting years.

Social media has no restrictions in Fiji. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

Social media has no restrictions in Finland. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in France. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

In Gabon, the regulator suspended Facebook and TikTok in February 2026, and a new ordinance bars anyone under 16 from social networks and requires ID for every account.

In the Gambia, WhatsApp, Viber and Skype were blocked in 2016 and the internet cut around the election, but nothing has been blocked since the 2017 change of government.

Social media has no restrictions in Georgia, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Germany. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Ghana. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Greece. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Grenada. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in Guatemala. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Guinea, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok were blocked during the May 2023 protests, with further cuts in November 2023 and during the 2020 election.

In Guinea-Bissau, the country's first full internet shutdown came in 2024, and the internet was cut again during the November 2025 coup.

Social media has no restrictions in Guyana. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Haiti. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Honduras, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Hong Kong. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Hungary. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Iceland. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In India, TikTok and 200+ Chinese apps have been banned since 2020, regional shutdowns are routine, and platforms must obtain verifiable parental consent for users under 18.

In Indonesia, Vimeo and Reddit are blocked, unregistered platforms were briefly cut in 2022, and since March 2026 under-16s are barred from high-risk platforms.

Social media is blocked in Iran. Facebook, X, YouTube, Telegram, TikTok, Instagram and WhatsApp are blocked, and the country endured the longest total internet shutdown in history from January to May 2026.

In Iraq, the internet is cut nationwide during every exam season, with 36 shutdowns in 2025 alone, and Roblox has been banned since August 2025.

Social media has no restrictions in Ireland. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in Israel. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

Social media has no restrictions in Italy. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Jamaica, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Japan. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

In Jordan, TikTok has been blocked since December 2022, and messengers are switched off during exam hours.

In Kazakhstan, the internet was cut nationwide during the January 2022 protests, and social networks and Telegram have been throttled periodically.

In Kenya, the internet was cut during the June 2024 Finance Bill protests, Telegram is blocked every exam season, and app providers must now run age checks.

Social media has no restrictions in Kiribati. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Kuwait. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Kyrgyzstan, TikTok has been blocked since April 2024, and social networks and news sites were blocked in 2022–2023.

Social media has no restrictions in Laos. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in Latvia. Western platforms are fully accessible, while VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and Moi Mir have been blocked since May 2022 under EU sanctions.

Social media has no restrictions in Lebanon. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

Social media has no restrictions in Lesotho. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

In Liberia, the internet was cut and social networks blocked during the anti-corruption protests of June 2019.

In Libya, Tripoli lost the internet for about 12 hours during protests in May 2025, and connections are disrupted around unrest in other cities.

Social media has no restrictions in Liechtenstein. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Lithuania. Western platforms are fully accessible, while VKontakte and Odnoklassniki have been blocked since May 2025 under EU sanctions.

Social media has no restrictions in Luxembourg, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Madagascar. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Malawi. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Malaysia. Nothing is blocked, but since 1 June 2026 access requires age verification – under-16s cannot register and large platforms must verify age with eKYC.

Social media has no restrictions in the Maldives. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Mali, social networks and messengers were partly blocked from July 2020 during protests against President Keïta.

Social media has no restrictions in Malta. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in the Marshall Islands. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Mauritania, mobile internet is cut and social networks blocked during protests and every year during exams.

In Mauritius, all major platforms were blocked for a day before the November 2024 election, until public pressure forced a reversal.

Social media has no restrictions in Mexico. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Micronesia. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Moldova, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Monaco. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Mongolia. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Montenegro. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Morocco. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

In Mozambique, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were blocked for two weeks after the October 2024 election, alongside repeated internet shutdowns.

Social media is blocked in Myanmar (Burma). Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X have been blocked since the 2021 coup, VPNs since 2024, and conflict zones face rolling shutdowns.

Social media has no restrictions in Namibia. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Nauru, Facebook was blocked from May 2015 to January 2018, officially to fight pornography.

In Nepal, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and 22 other platforms were blocked for five days in September 2025, triggering deadly protests, and TikTok was banned for nine months in 2023–2024.

Social media has no restrictions in the Netherlands. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in New Zealand. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Nicaragua, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

In Niger, mobile internet was cut for ten days after the February 2021 presidential election, and social networks and SMS were blocked during the 2015 unrest.

In Nigeria, Twitter was blocked for 222 days in 2021–2022 after it deleted a presidential tweet, a ban the ECOWAS Court later ruled unlawful.

Social media is blocked in North Korea. Ordinary citizens have no access to the global internet, only to the domestic Kwangmyong intranet.

Social media has no restrictions in North Macedonia. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Norway. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Oman. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Pakistan, X was blocked for more than a year from February 2024, TikTok and YouTube have been banned in the past, and mobile internet is cut during protests.

Social media has no restrictions in Palau. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

In Palestine, Gaza has suffered repeated communications blackouts since October 2023, and mobile internet is restricted in the West Bank.

In Panama, internet and mobile service were cut in Bocas del Toro province for about two weeks from June 2025 during pension protests.

In Papua New Guinea, Facebook was switched off for two days in March 2025 as a 'test', and a new policy ties social media access to the SevisPass digital ID with a minimum age of 14 to 16.

Social media has no restrictions in Paraguay. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

Social media has no restrictions in Peru. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in the Philippines. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in Poland, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Portugal. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Qatar. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Romania. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

Social media is blocked in Russia. Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Discord, Snapchat and Roblox are blocked, YouTube is throttled and mobile internet is cut under 'white lists'.

Social media has no restrictions in Rwanda. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in Samoa, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in San Marino. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Sao Tome and Principe. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

Social media has no restrictions in Saudi Arabia. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Senegal, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok and Telegram were blocked during the 2023 and 2024 protests, and TikTok was suspended for about six months from August 2023.

Social media has no restrictions in Serbia. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in the Seychelles. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Sierra Leone, the internet was cut on government orders during the Freetown protests of August 2022 and again later that year.

Social media has no restrictions in Singapore. Nothing is blocked, but access requires age verification – app stores must verify users' age under an IMDA code in force since March 2025.

Social media has no restrictions in Slovakia. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Slovenia. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media has no restrictions in the Solomon Islands, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

In Somalia, TikTok and Telegram have been banned by ministerial order since August 2023.

Social media has no restrictions in South Africa. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in South Korea. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

In South Sudan, Facebook and TikTok were blocked for five days in January 2025 over videos of killings, and Facebook and WhatsApp were cut during the 2021 protests.

Social media has no restrictions in Spain. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

In Sri Lanka, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter were blocked during the 2022 protests, after the 2019 attacks and during the 2018 riots.

Social media has no restrictions in Saint Kitts and Nevis. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

Social media has no restrictions in Saint Lucia. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

In Sudan, the war since 2023 has brought months-long internet blackouts, and social networks were blocked after the 2021 coup and the 2019 protests.

In Suriname, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger were blocked for two days during the February 2023 protests.

Social media has no restrictions in Sweden. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in Switzerland. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Syria, the entire internet is switched off nationwide during school exams every year, taking social media and news sites offline with it, and connectivity is cut in conflict zones.

Social media has no restrictions in Taiwan. The only recorded block is an LGBT forum filtered in February 2025 under child-protection law.

In Tajikistan, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Telegram have been blocked repeatedly, and the GBAO region was cut off in 2021–2022.

In Tanzania, X has been blocked since 2024, the internet was cut during the October 2025 election and social networks stayed blocked afterwards.

Social media has no restrictions in Thailand. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in Timor-Leste. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

In Togo, Facebook, Telegram, Signal, YouTube and DuckDuckGo were blocked for a month during the June–July 2025 protests.

Social media has no restrictions in Tonga, with no recorded shutdowns or platform blocks.

Social media has no restrictions in Trinidad and Tobago. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and other platforms work without interference.

Social media has no restrictions in Tunisia. All major platforms are reachable and none has ever been taken offline by the authorities.

In Turkey, platforms are throttled at every crisis, Discord and Roblox are blocked, and a 2026 law bars under-15s from social networks.

Social media is blocked in Turkmenistan. Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal are all unreachable, and the internet is a state monopoly.

Social media has no restrictions in Tuvalu. Nothing has been blocked or throttled, and no shutdown has been recorded.

Social media is blocked in Uganda. Facebook has been blocked since January 2021, and after the January 2026 election blackout WhatsApp, Instagram and X were blocked as well.

In Ukraine, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and other Russian services have been blocked under sanctions since 2017, and Telegram is banned on official devices.

Social media has no restrictions in the United Arab Emirates. There is no history of the authorities cutting off or filtering social networks.

Social media has no restrictions in the United Kingdom, but since July 2025 the Online Safety Act requires robust age checks for pornography and content harmful to children.

Social media has no restrictions in the United States of America, apart from a 14-hour TikTok outage in January 2025 under the divestiture law, and several states now require age verification.

Social media has no restrictions in Uruguay. No platform has been blocked, and no internet shutdown has been documented.

In Uzbekistan, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok and Telegram were throttled or blocked for up to a year in 2021, and some remain restricted.

Social media has no restrictions in Vanuatu. Access to every major platform is open and has stayed that way.

Social media has no restrictions in the Vatican City. No blocking or attempted blocking of social networks has been recorded.

Social media is blocked in Venezuela. X has been blocked since August 2024, Signal since 2024, and TikTok was cut in January 2025.

In Vietnam, Telegram has been blocked since mid-2025, Facebook and YouTube are throttled to force takedowns, and all accounts must be verified by phone number or ID.

In Yemen, the entire internet goes down repeatedly because of fighting and strikes on infrastructure, taking social media offline with it, and the Houthis control the main provider YemenNet.

In Zambia, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram and Messenger were blocked on election day in August 2021.

In Zimbabwe, the internet was cut and WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter blocked during the January 2019 protests, an order the High Court struck down within a week.