Compare regions
Censorship by region
Internet censorship aggregated across world regions — how many countries we measure, what share of those measurements show blocking, and how many blocks are confirmed nationally (across at least three independent networks).
By continent
Under review: regional block figures. Verdict: unknown. Its block fractions counted CensoredPlanet rows and IODA outages as blocks, and its confirmed counts come from the national blocklist layer, which let false positives through in open countries and is being rebuilt with a stricter rule, so both are withheld until a fixed checker passes review. Data as of 2026-11-01. Why these answers are held ↗
Read this as a measurement map, not a ranking
Block fraction is the share of a region's measurements that are blocking signals — driven by where and what we measure (heavy-censorship countries get more targeted probing), not the share of a region's internet that is blocked. Confirmed national blocks require a domain seen blocked across at least three independent networks, which can only be met where coverage is dense. That is why some regions show zero confirmed blocks despite a high block fraction — the blind spots are measurement gaps, not free internet. Full reasoning: the confirmed-block map is a measurement map.
By UN sub-region
Under review: regional block figures. Verdict: unknown. Its block fractions counted CensoredPlanet rows and IODA outages as blocks, and its confirmed counts come from the national blocklist layer, which let false positives through in open countries and is being rebuilt with a stricter rule, so both are withheld until a fixed checker passes review. Data as of 2026-11-01. Why these answers are held ↗