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Russia
Eastern Europe ยท RU
EXTREME

Since 2022, Russia has blocked Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, BBC, and 400,000+ other sites. The FSB's SORM-3 system monitors all internet traffic in real time. HorizonVPN is one of the few services that still works.

400K+
Sites blocked
90M
Affected users
SORM-3
Surveillance level
Instagram, Facebook & Twitter all banned since March 2022
SORM-3 surveillance โ€” all traffic monitored by FSB
200+ VPN services blocked, OpenVPN/WireGuard fingerprinted
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Russia
400,000+ sites blocked
EXTREME

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter all banned. SORM-3 surveillance on all traffic. VPN crackdowns escalating.

Social media blackout since 2022
SORM-3 surveillance on all ISPs
200+ VPN services blocked
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China
The Great Firewall
EXTREME

Google, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook โ€” all blocked. The world's most sophisticated censorship system.

1M+ domains permanently blocked
Real-name internet registration
VPN use carries criminal penalties
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Iran
30,000+ sites blocked
EXTREME

Instagram throttled to unusable speeds, YouTube banned, Twitter blocked. Regular nationwide shutdowns.

Nationwide shutdowns during protests
Deep packet inspection deployed
VoIP calls intercepted by state
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North Korea
No public internet
EXTREME

No public internet. Only a state-controlled intranet for citizens. Total information blackout enforced.

Public has no internet access
State intranet (Kwangmyong) only
Death penalty for illegal content
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Turkmenistan
95%+ sites blocked
EXTREME

One of the world's most isolated internet environments. All social media permanently banned since 2017.

All social media platforms banned
Slowest/most expensive internet on earth
Government controls all ISPs
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Ethiopia
Repeated total shutdowns
EXTREME

Frequent nationwide internet blackouts used as a political tool during protests and conflict.

Nationwide blackouts during conflicts
Social media blocked during unrest
Tigray region cut off for years
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Indonesia
1M+ URLs Blocked
HIGH

Kominfo's 'Trust Positive' system blocked PayPal, Steam, and Epic Games overnight in 2022. Any app that won't register with the government disappears โ€” no warning, no appeal.

PayPal & Steam blocked in 2022
Real-name social media registration law
1M+ URLs on the active blocklist
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UAE
VoIP fully banned
HIGH

WhatsApp calls, Skype, FaceTime, Discord all blocked. Heavy state surveillance on all communications.

VoIP calling completely banned
LGBT content criminally prosecuted
VPN use technically illegal
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Turkey
400,000+ URLs blocked
HIGH

Wikipedia blocked for 3 years. Twitter and YouTube blocked during crises. 80+ journalists imprisoned.

Wikipedia was blocked 2017โ€“2020
Twitter cut during sensitive events
Largest press imprisonment in Europe
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Saudi Arabia
Extensive filtering
HIGH

Government monitors all communication. Online political dissent or blasphemy leads to multi-year prison terms.

VoIP services restricted
Women's rights activists jailed for tweets
Comprehensive content blacklist
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Belarus
Internet shutdown in 2020
HIGH

Entire internet shut down during 2020 protests. All independent media permanently blocked by decree.

3-day internet blackout in 2020
All independent news sites blocked
Signal messenger was blocked
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Pakistan
10,000+ sites blocked
HIGH

TikTok banned 4 times. Blasphemy-related content aggressively filtered. Twitter suspended in 2022.

TikTok banned multiple times
Twitter suspended during protests
YouTube blocked 2012โ€“2016
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India
Most shutdowns globally
HIGH

World leader in internet shutdowns. Kashmir had no internet for 213 consecutive days โ€” a world record.

213-day internet blackout in Kashmir
TikTok permanently banned since 2020
VPN regulations tightened in 2023
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United Kingdom
GCHQ mass surveillance
MODERATE

Five Eyes founding member. ISPs legally required to log all browsing history. Online Safety Act expands censorship.

Five Eyes surveillance alliance
ISPs must store 12 months of metadata
Online Safety Act 2023 mandates backdoors
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Germany
Mandatory data retention
MODERATE

ISPs required to retain communications data. NetzDG forces platforms to remove 'illegal' content within 24 hours.

ISP data retention is mandatory
NetzDG content removal law
BND taps DE-CIX Frankfurt
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Netherlands
AMS-IX bulk surveillance
MODERATE

AMS-IX handles 30% of Europe's internet traffic. The 2018 Sleepwet grants AIVD dragnet cable access โ€” Dutch voters said No, Parliament said yes.

AIVD bulk cable interception (Wiv 2017)
49.4% voted against Sleepwet โ€” overridden
800+ domains blocked by BREIN court orders
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Sweden
FRA cable surveillance
MODERATE

The FRA law (2008) grants Sweden's signals agency access to 100% of cross-border fiber traffic. Member of the 14 Eyes surveillance alliance.

FRA monitors all cross-border cables
14 Eyes intelligence sharing partner
Data shared with NSA before Swedish oversight review
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United States
NSA mass surveillance
MODERATE

NSA collects communications data globally under PRISM. ISPs can legally sell browsing history. No federal privacy law.

NSA PRISM program still active
ISPs can sell browsing data
No comprehensive federal privacy law
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Australia
2-year data retention
MODERATE

ISPs must retain metadata for 2 years by law. Encryption backdoor law passed in 2018. Five Eyes member.

2-year mandatory metadata retention
Encryption backdoor law (TOLA)
Five Eyes surveillance alliance
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Canada
ISP throttling + 5 Eyes
MODERATE

Canada's Big Three ISPs throttle streaming and gaming. CBC Gem, Crave, and Sportsnet are geo-locked. Canada shares intelligence with the NSA through the 5 Eyes alliance.

Bell, Rogers & Telus throttle streaming traffic
CBC Gem, Crave, CTV geo-locked outside Canada
CSE shares data with NSA via 5 Eyes
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