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Internet censorship in Belarus

Belarus (BY) · · Atom

10
Censorship Score
Level
medium
Risk Tier
T2High
Trend
↑ worsening
Global Rank
#18
Incidents
12

Overview

Belarus increased internet censorship significantly during 2020 protests. Independent media and opposition sites are blocked.

Evidence provenance
11 records from 2 sources
  • IODA5 (45%)
    ASN-level outage signals + BGP
  • CensoredPlanet6 (55%)
    Satellite (DNS) + Hyperquack (HTTP/S)

Every record carries a permalink back to its upstream measurement. Click a source label to drill into the raw data for Belarus.

7-Day Risk Forecast

Predictive AI

Machine learning prediction of censorship risk based on historical patterns and political events. Calibrated 2026-05-20 via isotonic refit on 810 live outcomes. See drivers + similar past events →

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Multi-horizon shutdown forecast — Belarus

monotonic ok
Next 1 day
22.1%
Next 7 days
64.2%
Next 30 days
70.0%

Honest scope: this is a current-regime risk signal, not a shutdown-onset predictor. It reliably flags countries already in a sustained blocking regime; on the days a new shutdown actually begins its skill is at/below chance (transition-row AUC ~0.33). Why →

ML Intelligence

Atlas models · 2026-05-21

Composite signals from Voidly Atlas's ML model suite — censorship intensity, contagion follow-risk, expected shutdown duration and behavioral peers. Model changelog →

Voidly Score
15.5/ 100
▲ 0.93 vs yesterday
How this is computed →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±2d
Evidence grade mix (12)
A: 2B: 8F: 1
Grading rubric →
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 50% probe success (partial)
Full evasion table →
Behaviorally similar countries
AE85%EG83%VN81%

Similarity is behavioral (how a country blocks), not political.

Recent Incidents

10 active
Internet outage in Belarus
2d ago
25% anomaly · 4 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in Belarus
May 3
61% anomaly · 7 measurements
Internet outage in Belarus
Apr 28
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Censorship detected in Belarus
Apr 22
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Censorship detected in Belarus
Apr 19
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
View all 12 incidents →

ISPs in Belarus

Known blocked services

Independent newsSome social media

Recommendations

  • Use Voidly VPN with bridge mode
  • Enable stealth protocols
  • Use decentralized platforms

Data

Measurements673,891
Blocked count69,063
Block rate10.2%
Last updated2026-05-23
API endpoint/data/country/BY

Protocol breakdown

657K
Web
9K
Telegram
8K
WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions about censorship in Belarus

Q01

Is the internet censored in Belarus?

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Voidly classifies Belarus as medium (censorship score 10/100, risk tier 2: High). Belarus increased internet censorship significantly during 2020 protests. Independent media and opposition sites are blocked.
Q02

What websites are blocked in Belarus?

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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Independent news, Some social media. The block-rate across all measured domains is 10.2% over 673,891 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=BY.
Q03

How does Belarus's censorship compare globally?

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Belarus ranks #18 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is worsening — block rates trending up.
Q04

What blocking methods are used in Belarus?

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Voidly's pipeline detects DNS poisoning, TCP-RESET, blockpage injection, TLS-RESET / SNI-based blocking, and ASN-level outages. The exact method per domain is in each evidence permalink (https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents?country=BY). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05

How fresh is the data for Belarus?

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Voidly probes Belarus every 5 minutes from 37+ global probe nodes. Upstream OONI, IODA, and CensoredPlanet feeds refresh every 6 hours. The country snapshot was last regenerated 2026-05-23.
Q06

How can I check if a specific website is blocked in Belarus?

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Three options. (1) REST: GET https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain=twitter.com&country=BY. (2) MCP: npx @voidly/mcp-server, then call check_domain_blocked with domain="twitter.com" country="BY". (3) CLI: npx @voidly/cli check twitter.com BY. All three return current status, blocking method, and evidence permalinks.
Q07

Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Belarus?

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Use Voidly VPN with bridge mode Enable stealth protocols Use decentralized platforms The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08

How do I cite Voidly's data on Belarus in a paper or article?

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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/BY (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., BY-2026-NNNN) are issued for every confirmed event. License: CC BY 4.0 — credit Voidly Research and link back.

Cite this data

Voidly Research. (2026). Belarus Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/by

License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution.

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