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Internet censorship in India

India (IN) · · Atom

6
Censorship Score
Level
low
Risk Tier
T3Medium
Trend
− stable
Global Rank
#37
Incidents
52

Overview

India implements periodic internet shutdowns during unrest and has blocked apps for security reasons.

Evidence provenance
10 records from 1 source
  • IODA10 (100%)
    ASN-level outage signals + BGP

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

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 — India

monotonic ok
Next 1 day
22.1%
Next 7 days
58.8%
Next 30 days
90.5%

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
28.0/ 100
▼ 2.47 vs yesterday
How this is computed →
Expected shutdown duration
~127days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±396d
Evidence grade mix (52)
A: 37B: 12C: 1F: 1
Grading rubric →
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 89% probe success (works)
Full evasion table →
Behaviorally similar countries
SG84%MY77%BD75%

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

Recent Incidents

10 active
Internet outage in India
1d ago
23% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in India
May 16
29% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in India
May 15
53% anomaly · 2 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in India
May 14
24% anomaly · 14 measurements
Internet outage in India
May 13
26% anomaly · 3 measurements
View all 52 incidents →

ISPs in India

Known blocked services

Some apps during unrestVPN services (proposed)

Recommendations

  • Use Voidly VPN
  • Enable kill switch
  • Use decentralized protocols

Data

Measurements881,253
Blocked count50,051
Block rate5.7%
Last updated2026-05-23
API endpoint/data/country/IN

Protocol breakdown

838K
Web
21K
Telegram
22K
WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions about censorship in India

Q01

Is the internet censored in India?

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Voidly classifies India as low (censorship score 6/100, risk tier 3: Medium). India implements periodic internet shutdowns during unrest and has blocked apps for security reasons.
Q02

What websites are blocked in India?

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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Some apps during unrest, VPN services (proposed). The block-rate across all measured domains is 5.7% over 881,253 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=IN.
Q03

How does India's censorship compare globally?

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India ranks #37 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04

What blocking methods are used in India?

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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=IN). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05

How fresh is the data for India?

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Voidly probes India 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 India?

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

Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in India?

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Use Voidly VPN Enable kill switch Use decentralized protocols The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08

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

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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/IN (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., IN-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). India Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/in

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

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