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Internet censorship in Venezuela

Venezuela (VE) · · Atom

18
Censorship Score
Level
medium
Risk Tier
T2High
Trend
− stable
Global Rank
#10
Incidents
67

Overview

Venezuela blocks opposition news sites and social media during political unrest. Internet shutdowns occur during protests.

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 Venezuela.

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 — Venezuela

monotonic ok
Next 1 day
36.4%
Next 7 days
58.8%
Next 30 days
82.6%

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
39.5/ 100
▲ 10.64 vs yesterday
How this is computed →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±5d
Evidence grade mix (67)
A: 43B: 20F: 1
Grading rubric →
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 97% probe success (works)
Full evasion table →
Behaviorally similar countries
CU73%KZ56%RU53%

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

Recent Incidents

10 active
Internet outage in Venezuela
20h ago
22% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in Venezuela
1d ago
24% anomaly · 3 measurements
Internet outage in Venezuela
2d ago
24% anomaly · 2 measurements
Internet outage in Venezuela
3d ago
23% anomaly · 1 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in Venezuela
4d ago
86% anomaly · 16 measurements
View all 67 incidents →

ISPs in Venezuela

Known blocked services

Some news sitesSocial media during protests

Recommendations

  • Use Voidly VPN
  • Enable kill switch
  • Use mesh networking during shutdowns

Data

Measurements947,114
Blocked count169,642
Block rate17.9%
Last updated2026-05-24
API endpoint/data/country/VE

Protocol breakdown

919K
Web
14K
Telegram
14K
WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions about censorship in Venezuela

Q01

Is the internet censored in Venezuela?

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Voidly classifies Venezuela as medium (censorship score 18/100, risk tier 2: High). Venezuela blocks opposition news sites and social media during political unrest. Internet shutdowns occur during protests.
Q02

What websites are blocked in Venezuela?

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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Some news sites, Social media during protests. The block-rate across all measured domains is 17.9% over 947,114 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=VE.
Q03

How does Venezuela's censorship compare globally?

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Venezuela ranks #10 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04

What blocking methods are used in Venezuela?

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

How fresh is the data for Venezuela?

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Voidly probes Venezuela 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 Venezuela?

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

Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Venezuela?

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

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

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

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

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