Is Hugging Face blocked in Iran?
Yes — Hugging Face is currently blocked in Iran at the network level, based on Voidly's live measurements.
The situation
Hugging Face hosts models, datasets and inference — core developer infrastructure. Sanctions and filtering both bite here, which is why developers in Iran frequently report broken downloads.
How to read this verdict
A "blocked" verdict reflects measured network unreachability. For a developer platform, that breaks model and dataset downloads outright, not just the website.
Voidly measures network reachability only — whether the service loads from inside the country. That is distinct from a provider declining sign-ups in a region (a policy layer we do not conflate with network blocking).
What people do about it
- Mirrors / proxies for model + dataset downloads.
- A VPN to a supported region for the web UI and Hub API.
Related
Measured by Voidly's global probe network, cross-referenced with OONI, Censored Planet, and IODA. Network reachability only; verdicts update continuously. CC BY 4.0.