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Internet censorship in Iraq

Iraq (IQ) · · Atom

7
Censorship Score
Level
low
Risk Tier
T2High
Trend
− stable
Global Rank
#32
Incidents
34

Overview

Iraq implements periodic internet restrictions during protests and civil unrest.

Evidence provenance
11 records from 2 sources
  • IODA9 (82%)
    ASN-level outage signals + BGP
  • CensoredPlanet2 (18%)
    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 Iraq.

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 — Iraq

monotonic ok
Next 1 day
27.1%
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 →

Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±1d
Evidence grade mix (34)
A: 20B: 13F: 1
Grading rubric →
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 94% probe success (works)
Full evasion table →
Behaviorally similar countries
ID58%TR56%TH50%

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

Recent Incidents

10 active
Internet outage in Iraq
3d ago
84% anomaly · 3 measurements
Censorship detected in Iraq
May 10
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in Iraq
May 3
66% anomaly · 9 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in Iraq
May 1
72% anomaly · 7 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in Iraq
Apr 30
87% anomaly · 14 measurements
View all 34 incidents →

ISPs in Iraq

Known blocked services

Social media during protestsSome news sites

Recommendations

  • Use Voidly VPN
  • Enable kill switch
  • Monitor for shutdowns

Data

Measurements378,542
Blocked count27,040
Block rate7.1%
Last updated2026-05-24
API endpoint/data/country/IQ

Protocol breakdown

370K
Web
4K
Telegram
4K
WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions about censorship in Iraq

Q01

Is the internet censored in Iraq?

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Voidly classifies Iraq as low (censorship score 7/100, risk tier 2: High). Iraq implements periodic internet restrictions during protests and civil unrest.
Q02

What websites are blocked in Iraq?

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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Social media during protests, Some news sites. The block-rate across all measured domains is 7.1% over 378,542 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=IQ.
Q03

How does Iraq's censorship compare globally?

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Iraq ranks #32 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04

What blocking methods are used in Iraq?

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

How fresh is the data for Iraq?

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Voidly probes Iraq every 5 minutes from 37+ global probe nodes. Upstream OONI, IODA, and CensoredPlanet feeds refresh every 6 hours. The country snapshot was last regenerated 2026-05-24.
Q06

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

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

Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Iraq?

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

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

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

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

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