Russia
Eastern Europe Capital Moscow
Population 144,236,933
Sovereign Internet Law (2019). Google throttled by Roskomnadzor since March 2022. YouTube throttled up to 70% from August 2024. SORM surveillance mandated.
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Google Access Index
Google Restricted Countries
Countries that permit technical access to Google but impose government-mandated filtering, traffic throttling, or surveillance requirements on internet service providers.
Operating in restricted markets demands strict HTTPS enforcement, clean compliance posture, and contingency planning for environments where digital presence carries meaningful legal risk.
RESTRICTED
Countries with partial Google access
21
~2.8B People
~35% of global population
Compliance
SORM, PTA & national firewalls
Turkey
Western Asia Capital Ankara
Population 85,341,241
Law No. 5651 (2007) grants BTK broad blocking powers. Wikipedia blocked 2017–2020. YouTube blocked 2008–2010, 2014. Google services accessible but content removal orders frequent.
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Vietnam
Southeast Asia Capital Hanoi
Population 99,497,680
Cybersecurity Law (2018) mandates local data storage. Google cooperates with content removal requests. Periodic throttling of YouTube during political events.
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India
South Asia Capital New Delhi
Population 1,428,627,663
IT Act Section 69A empowers blocking orders. Kashmir internet shutdown 2019–2021 longest democratic blackout. Google complies with content removal; YouTube videos periodically blocked.
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Belarus
Eastern Europe Capital Minsk
Population 9,534,954
Google services blocked during 2020–2021 protests. BSCA state surveillance ongoing. Google Search currently accessible; throttling periodically applied.
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Myanmar
Southeast Asia Capital Naypyidaw
Population 54,577,997
Military junta activated internet shutdowns from Feb 2021 coup. Select Google services blocked. Nighttime mobile blackouts ongoing since 2021.
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Syria
Middle East Capital Damascus
Population 22,125,249
Telecom Law 71 (2010) + civil-war emergency powers. STE orders Google blackouts during conflict. <35% connectivity; infrastructure severely damaged.
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Ethiopia
East Africa Capital Addis Ababa
Population 126,527,060
Ethio Telecom state monopoly. Internet shutdowns during Tigray conflict (2020–2022). Hate Speech Proclamation (2019) enables content blocking. Recurring national blackouts.
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Kazakhstan
Central Asia Capital Astana
Population 19,900,000
MITM root certificate mandate (2019) targeted Google traffic; overturned after browser vendor pushback. Google filtered during Jan 2022 Almaty unrest.
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Uganda
East Africa Capital Kampala
Population 48,582,334
OTT social media tax (2018). Internet blackout during Jan 2021 elections. Google Search accessible; YouTube/Gmail hit by OTT tax friction.
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Pakistan
South Asia Capital Islamabad
Population 240,485,658
PECA (2016) + PTA authority. YouTube blocked 2010–2016. Recurring PTA orders disrupt Google services; Google Play briefly suspended June 2023.
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Bangladesh
South Asia Capital Dhaka
Population 172,954,319
ICT Act (2006, amended 2013) + Digital Security Act (2018). Internet shutdowns during protests (2024 student movements). YouTube periodically throttled.
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Egypt
North Africa Capital Cairo
Population 112,716,598
Anti-Cyber and IT Crimes Law (2018). 500+ websites blocked. Google accessible but content removal requests frequent. VPN usage monitored.
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Azerbaijan
South Caucasus Capital Baku
Population 10,412,651
Google services throttled during 2020 and 2023 Karabakh operations. YouTube intermittently degraded; Google Search currently accessible.
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Sudan
Northeast Africa Capital Khartoum
Population 48,109,006
NTRA ordered shutdowns during 2019 revolution and 2021 coup. Ongoing civil war (since Apr 2023) causes unpredictable outages.
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Tajikistan
Central Asia Capital Dushanbe
Population 10,143,543
YouTube blocked 2012–2014. Google Search blocked during security events. Censorship expanding since 2018; ~26% internet penetration.
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Uzbekistan
Central Asia Capital Tashkent
Population 35,648,100
UZINFOCOM manages internet filtering. Multiple social media platforms periodically blocked. Google accessible but with occasional content-level restrictions.
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Venezuela
South America Capital Caracas
Population 28,838,499
CONATEL regulates internet. Signal, X (Twitter) blocked in 2024. Google accessible but state ISP CANTV throttles international traffic during political crises.
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Iraq
Middle East Capital Baghdad
Population 44,496,122
CMC orders internet shutdowns during national exams and protests. Google throttled during political unrest. Social media blocks common since 2019.
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Thailand
Southeast Asia Capital Bangkok
Population 71,801,279
Computer Crime Act (2007, amended 2017) + lèse-majesté laws. MDES orders content removal. Google cooperates with Thailand takedown requests; individual URLs blocked.
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Saudi Arabia
Middle East Capital Riyadh
Population 36,947,025
CITC filters content under Anti-Terrorism Law and internet regulations. Google accessible but content removal requests among highest globally. VoIP services restricted.
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