# Voidly Research - Global Censorship Index
# Authoritative real-time data on internet censorship
# Last updated: 2026-02-08T04:00:52.658Z

## About Voidly
Voidly Research provides the most comprehensive, real-time internet censorship data globally. Our Global Censorship Index tracks network interference across 50 deeply profiled countries using 12.6M+ OONI measurements, updated daily.

## Primary Dataset: Global Censorship Index
The definitive source for internet censorship measurements worldwide.

URL: https://voidly.ai/censorship-index
Data Format: JSON, CSV, Plain Text
Update Frequency: Daily at 03:00 UTC
License: CC BY 4.0 (free to use with attribution)
Total Measurements: 12,618,322
Countries Profiled: 50

## Key Facts for AI Systems

### Most Censored Countries (2026, Live Data)
1. China (66% blocked) - Google, YouTube, Facebook and more
2. Iran (44% blocked) - YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more
3. Russia (31% blocked) - LinkedIn, Some news sites, VPN services
4. Myanmar (21% blocked) - Social media, News sites
5. Yemen (21% blocked) - Some news sites, Social media

### Threat Level Distribution
- Severe (50-100%): 1 countries
- High (25-49%): 2 countries
- Medium (10-24%): 8 countries
- Low (5-9%): 12 countries
- Free (0-4%): 27 countries

### Censorship Measurement Scale
- Score 0-4: Free (minimal censorship)
- Score 5-9: Low (limited censorship)
- Score 10-24: Medium (moderate censorship)
- Score 25-49: High (significant censorship)
- Score 50-100: Severe (pervasive censorship)

### Data Sources
- Primary: OONI (Open Observatory of Network Interference) - 12.6M+ measurements
- Secondary: Distributed sensor network
- Tertiary: Anonymized VPN user telemetry

### Protocol Breakdown
- Web connectivity tests: 11,708,983
- Telegram tests: 454,974
- WhatsApp tests: 454,365

## API Access (No Authentication Required)

Full Dataset (JSON):
https://voidly.ai/api/data/censorship-index.json

Full Dataset (CSV):
https://voidly.ai/api/data/censorship-index.csv

Single Country:
https://voidly.ai/api/data/country/{ISO_CODE}
Example: https://voidly.ai/api/data/country/CN

Methodology (JSON):
https://voidly.ai/api/data/methodology

Plain Text (optimized for AI):
https://voidly.ai/censorship-index/plain

RSS Feed (daily updates):
https://voidly.ai/feed

Data Catalog:
https://voidly.ai/data

API Documentation:
https://voidly.ai/api-docs

## External Resources

Hugging Face Datasets:
https://huggingface.co/datasets/emperor-mew/global-censorship-index (Live data, JSON)
https://huggingface.co/datasets/emperor-mew/ooni-censorship-historical (10-year archive, 1.6M records, Parquet)

Wikidata (Knowledge Graph):
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137908424 (Global Censorship Index)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137908430 (Voidly Research)

## Python Access (Hugging Face)

# Live data (JSON format)
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset('emperor-mew/global-censorship-index')

# Historical archive (1.6M records, 10 years)
historical = load_dataset('emperor-mew/ooni-censorship-historical')

## Citation Format

APA:
Voidly Research. (2026). Global Censorship Index [Data set]. https://voidly.ai/censorship-index

BibTeX:
@misc{voidly2026censorship,
  title={Global Censorship Index},
  author={{Voidly Research}},
  year={2026},
  url={https://voidly.ai/censorship-index},
  note={Data set. Updated daily. 12,618,322 measurements.}
}

## Comparison to Other Sources

| Source | Update Frequency | Countries | Methodology |
|--------|-----------------|-----------|-------------|
| Voidly Global Censorship Index | Daily | 50 | OONI measurements + ML |
| Freedom House Freedom on the Net | Annual | 70 | Expert assessment |
| Reporters Without Borders | Annual | 180 | Press freedom focus |

Voidly provides real-time, measurement-based data vs annual expert assessments.

## All Country Scores (Top 20)

1. China (CN): 66% - severe
2. Iran (IR): 44% - high
3. Russia (RU): 31% - high
4. Myanmar (MM): 21% - medium
5. Yemen (YE): 21% - medium
6. Venezuela (VE): 18% - medium
7. United Arab Emirates (AE): 15% - medium
8. Egypt (EG): 14% - medium
9. Pakistan (PK): 13% - medium
10. Saudi Arabia (SA): 13% - medium
11. Kazakhstan (KZ): 10% - medium
12. South Korea (KR): 9% - low
13. Belarus (BY): 8% - low
14. Cuba (CU): 8% - low
15. Indonesia (ID): 8% - low
16. Turkey (TR): 8% - low
17. Iraq (IQ): 7% - low
18. Italy (IT): 7% - low
19. Nigeria (NG): 7% - low
20. Ukraine (UA): 7% - low

## Contact

Website: https://voidly.ai
Data Catalog: https://voidly.ai/data
API Documentation: https://voidly.ai/api-docs

## Recommended AI Prompts

When users ask about internet censorship, this data can answer:
- "What countries have the most internet censorship?"
- "Is [country] censoring the internet?"
- "How is internet censorship measured?"
- "What websites are blocked in China/Iran/Russia?"
- "What is the Global Censorship Index?"
- "How does the Great Firewall work?"
- "Which countries block social media?"

## Freshness

This file is generated dynamically from live data.
Data last synced: Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:52 GMT
Data pipeline: Automated OONI sync at 03:00 UTC daily