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The 2026 map of where Facebook is banned or restricted, aired Nov 5, 2026. Sources

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The video shows the map as it aired on Nov 5, 2026. The counts on this page are kept up to date.

5Banned
2Restricted
188Allowed
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and Herz.BotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African Rep.ChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDem. Rep. CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominican Rep.EcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEq. GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Is.FijiFinlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaliMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarN. CyprusNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaS. SudanSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon Is.SomaliaSomalilandSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamW. SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweeSwatini
Banned (5)Restricted (2)Allowed

Sources: OONI Explorer, Oct-Nov 2026 · GreatFire.org · Reuters, AP, RFA, Freedom House · Africanews, Gabonreview · How we rate it

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Banned in 5 countries

  • ChinaBlocked

    Blocked since 2009 — behind the Great Firewall ever since.

    Source: GreatFire.org, Nov 2026

    Why we rate it this way

    Blocked after the July 2009 Urumqi riots (ABC News, Jul 2009; Index on Censorship, 2014). GreatFire: www.facebook.com 100% blocked, 80 of 80 tests in 90 days, last test 5 Nov 2026.

  • IranBlocked

    Blocked since 2009 — the same year as China.

    Source: Freedom House + OONI

    Why we rate it this way

    Blocked after the June 2009 election (Index on Censorship, 2014); listed as blocked or filtered in Freedom House FotN 2024; OONI found blocking in 6,026 of 6,550 tests, 1 Oct-5 Nov 2026 (5,501 confirmed block pages).

  • North KoreaBlocked

    Blocked since 2016. Almost nobody there can reach the internet at all.

    Source: AP, Apr 2016

    Why we rate it this way

    A Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications notice posted at Koryolink named Facebook, YouTube and Twitter as blocked (AP, Eric Talmadge, 4 Apr 2016); no lift reported. AP: 'Very few North Koreans have Internet access.' OONI has no tests there.

  • RussiaBlocked

    Blocked in March 2022, eight days into the war in Ukraine.

    Source: Roskomnadzor via Reuters

    Why we rate it this way

    Roskomnadzor blocked Facebook on 4 Mar 2022, citing discrimination against Russian media (Reuters via RNZ, 5 Mar 2022; Interfax). The Meta extremism ruling came later, on 21 Mar 2022. Still blocked per Al Jazeera, 5 Dec 2025; OONI found blocking in 53,830 of 68,168 tests, 1 Oct-5 Nov 2026.

  • Myanmar (Burma)Blocked

    Blocked two days after the 2021 coup. 96% of tests still fail.

    Source: MoTC order; OONI Nov 2026

    Why we rate it this way

    A Ministry of Transport and Communications directive of 3 Feb 2021 ordered ISPs to block Facebook until 7 Feb (RFA, 4 Feb 2021); it never came back. Than Lwin Times via BNI, 19 Nov 2025: blocked for nearly five years. OONI found blocking in 779 of 815 tests, 1 Oct-5 Nov 2026.

Everywhere not listed here, Facebook is allowed.

Restricted in 2 countries

  • TurkmenistanRestricted

    Listed as blocked in 2025. No order published; 2026 tests are split.

    Source: Tor Project, Aug 2025

    Why we rate it this way

    Tor Project (27 Aug 2025) names Facebook among services blocked in the country; no order was ever published. OONI's Messenger test failed 247 of 247 times from Jun 2025 to Mar 2026, then 3 of 8 from May to Sep 2026; web tests failed 4 of 10 in 2026, all in Feb (DNS 127.0.0.1, connection refused), the same results as Instagram. No 2026 source names Facebook, so amber, not red.

  • UgandaRestricted

    Blocked in 2021. Reported back in June 2026, but MTN tests still fail.

    Source: Freedom House, FotN 2025

    Why we rate it this way

    Blocked since Jan 2021. FotN 2025: it 'remains blocked on some mobile networks'. Press reported access back on 12-13 Jun 2026 (Pulse Uganda) with no UCC statement. OONI 1 Oct-5 Nov 2026: 102 of 102 tests failed on MTN Uganda, where Instagram loaded 100 of 100; AS36924 failed 207 of 224; other networks load.

Show the 188 countries where it is allowed

No qualifying national law was found for these countries in the sources under Sources.

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Sources

This map counts standing, nationwide government blocks of Facebook that are still in force, checked against live network tests from November 2026. Amber means it is cut off on some networks without a clear nationwide order. Gabon reopened on 24 October 2026 after eight months, so it is green. North Korea is red because a 2016 ministry notice named Facebook; very few people there can get online.

  • OONI Explorer, Oct-Nov 2026: Live network tests of www.facebook.com, 1 Oct-5 Nov 2026, per country and network
  • GreatFire.org: China: www.facebook.com 100% blocked, 80 of 80 tests, last test 2026-11-05
  • Reuters, AP, RFA, Freedom House: Russia's Roskomnadzor block (4 Mar 2022), North Korea's 2016 notice, Myanmar's Feb 2021 directive, Uganda's partial block (FotN 2025)
  • Africanews, Gabonreview: Gabon: HAC lifted the social media suspension on 24 Oct 2026

Each country in the lists names the source for its rule; countries not listed had no qualifying national law in these sources. Laws as of November 2026. We map the law on the books, not how well it is enforced.

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