Internet censorship in Belarus
Belarus (BY) · · Atom
5
Censorship Score
Level
freeRisk Tier
T2HighTrend
↑ worseningGlobal Rank
#30Incidents
—Overview
Belarus increased internet censorship significantly during 2020 protests. Independent media and opposition sites are blocked.
Evidence provenance
No evidence records attached to this country yet. Once probes or upstream alerts fire, attribution appears here.
7-Day Risk Forecast
Predictive AIMachine 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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ML Intelligence
Atlas models · 2026-05-21Composite 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 ±2d
Try-first circumvention tool
Psiphon · vpn-proxy · 68% probe success (partial)
Recent Incidents
No incidents recorded for Belarus.
ISPs in Belarus
Known blocked services
Independent newsSome social media
Recommendations
- Use Voidly VPN with bridge mode
- Enable stealth protocols
- Use decentralized platforms
Data
Measurements741,947
Blocked count79,213
Block rate10.7%
Last updated2026-08-13
API endpoint
/data/country/BYProtocol breakdown
724K
Web
9K
Telegram
9K
WhatsApp
Frequently asked questions about censorship in Belarus
Q01Is the internet censored in Belarus?
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Voidly classifies Belarus as free (censorship score 5/100, risk tier 2: High). Belarus increased internet censorship significantly during 2020 protests. Independent media and opposition sites are blocked.
Q02What websites are blocked in Belarus?
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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Independent news, Some social media. The block-rate across all measured domains is 10.7% over 741,947 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=BY.
Q03How does Belarus's censorship compare globally?
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Belarus ranks #30 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is worsening — block rates trending up.
Q04What blocking methods are used in Belarus?
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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=BY). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05How fresh is the data for Belarus?
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Voidly probes Belarus every 5 minutes from 37+ global probe nodes. Upstream OONI, IODA, and CensoredPlanet feeds refresh every 6 hours. The country snapshot was last regenerated 2026-08-13.
Q06How can I check if a specific website is blocked in Belarus?
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Three options. (1) REST: GET https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain=twitter.com&country=BY. (2) MCP: npx @voidly/mcp-server, then call check_domain_blocked with domain="twitter.com" country="BY". (3) CLI: npx @voidly/cli check twitter.com BY. All three return current status, blocking method, and evidence permalinks.
Q07Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Belarus?
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Use Voidly VPN with bridge mode Enable stealth protocols Use decentralized platforms The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08How do I cite Voidly's data on Belarus in a paper or article?
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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/BY (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., BY-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). Belarus Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/by
License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution.