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The 2026 map of where Instagram is banned or restricted, aired Nov 10, 2026. Sources

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The video shows the map as it aired on Nov 10, 2026. The counts on this page are kept up to date.

4Banned
1Restricted
190Allowed
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 (4)Restricted (1)Allowed

Sources: OONI Explorer, Oct-Nov 2026 · GreatFire.org · Al Jazeera, TechCrunch, Africanews, Tor Project · How we rate it

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Banned in 4 countries

  • ChinaBlocked

    Blocked in September 2014 as Hong Kong protest photos spread.

    Source: GreatFire.org, Oct 2026

    Why we rate it this way

    Blocked from 28 Sep 2014 as Hong Kong protest images spread (PCWorld, 29 Sep 2014); GreatFire: 100% of the last 2 conclusive tests failed, last test 3 Oct 2026. Only 67 of 756 OONI tests loaded it, and 29 of 243 on the app domain, 2 Oct-6 Nov 2026.

  • IranBlocked

    Blocked in September 2022 as the Mahsa Amini protests spread.

    Source: NetBlocks via Al Jazeera

    Why we rate it this way

    Restricted on 21 Sep 2022 amid the Mahsa Amini protests (NetBlocks via Al Jazeera, 22 Sep 2022); still blocked per Iran International, 7 Dec 2025. OONI showed blocking in 6,319 of 6,940 tests (5,452 confirmed block pages), 2 Oct-6 Nov 2026; app domain 1,367 of 1,558.

  • RussiaBlocked

    Blocked in March 2022, less than three weeks into the war in Ukraine.

    Source: Roskomnadzor via TechCrunch

    Why we rate it this way

    Roskomnadzor blocked Instagram from 14 Mar 2022 at the Prosecutor General's request (TechCrunch, 14 Mar 2022); Roskomnadzor said in Jun 2025 there were no grounds to lift it (3DNews, 16 Jun 2025). OONI: 51,778 of 66,523 tests blocked, 2 Oct-6 Nov 2026; app domain 13,839 of 18,010.

  • Myanmar (Burma)Blocked

    Blocked in February 2021, four days after the military coup.

    Source: Junta order via Al Jazeera

    Why we rate it this way

    A government directive of 5 Feb 2021 ordered Twitter and Instagram blocked 'until further notice' (Al Jazeera); no lift found. OONI: 753 of 782 tests blocked, 2 Oct-6 Nov 2026; app domain 310 of 324.

Everywhere not listed here, Instagram is allowed.

Restricted in 1 country

  • 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 Instagram among services blocked in the country; no order was ever published. OONI www.instagram.com: 4 of 10 tests failed in 2026, all on 22-24 Feb (DNS 127.0.0.1, connection refused), then 6 of 6 loaded May-Sep, the same results as Facebook. No reputable 2026 source names Instagram, so amber, not red.

Show the 190 countries where it is allowed

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

All 195 countries: is instagram banned?

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This map counts standing, nationwide government blocks of Instagram that are still in force, checked against live network tests. Amber means restricted without a published order: Turkmenistan was listed as blocked in 2025 and its 2026 tests are split. Gabon cut it off for eight months and reopened on 24 October 2026, so it is green. Türkiye, Bangladesh and Nepal blocked it briefly and lifted it, so they are green too. North Korea is grey: it has no public internet.

  • OONI Explorer, Oct-Nov 2026: Live network tests of www.instagram.com and i.instagram.com, 2 Oct-6 Nov 2026, per country and network
  • GreatFire.org: China: www.instagram.com 100% blocked, last test 2026-10-03
  • Al Jazeera, TechCrunch, Africanews, Tor Project: Myanmar (Feb 2021), Iran (Sep 2022) and Russia (Mar 2022) blocks; Gabon's HAC lifted its suspension on 24 Oct 2026 (Africanews, 25 Oct 2026); Turkmenistan named as blocked (Tor Project, 27 Aug 2025)

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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