Internet censorship in India
India (IN) · · Atom
4
Censorship Score
Level
freeRisk Tier
T3MediumTrend
− stableGlobal Rank
#32Incidents
127Overview
India implements periodic internet shutdowns during unrest and has blocked apps for security reasons.
Evidence provenance
12 records from 3 sources- OONI1 (8%)Active web/messaging probes
- IODA6 (50%)ASN-level outage signals + BGP
- CensoredPlanet5 (42%)Satellite (DNS) + Hyperquack (HTTP/S)
Every record carries a permalink back to its upstream measurement. Click a source label to drill into the raw data for India.
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 ±208d
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 89% probe success (works)
Recent Incidents
7 active
Censorship detected in India
1d ago1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in India
2d ago33% anomaly · 24 measurements
Censorship detected in India
4d ago1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in India
5d ago1% anomaly · 2 measurements
Censorship detected in India
Aug 51% anomaly · 1 measurements
ISPs in India
Known blocked services
Some apps during unrestVPN services (proposed)
Recommendations
- Use Voidly VPN
- Enable kill switch
- Use decentralized protocols
Data
Measurements881,253
Blocked count50,051
Block rate5.7%
Last updated2026-08-13
API endpoint
/data/country/INProtocol breakdown
838K
Web
21K
Telegram
22K
WhatsApp
Frequently asked questions about censorship in India
Q01Is the internet censored in India?
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Voidly classifies India as free (censorship score 4/100, risk tier 3: Medium). India implements periodic internet shutdowns during unrest and has blocked apps for security reasons.
Q02What websites are blocked in India?
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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Some apps during unrest, VPN services (proposed). The block-rate across all measured domains is 5.7% over 881,253 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=IN.
Q03How does India's censorship compare globally?
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India ranks #32 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04What blocking methods are used in India?
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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=IN). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05How fresh is the data for India?
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Voidly probes India 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 India?
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Three options. (1) REST: GET https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain=twitter.com&country=IN. (2) MCP: npx @voidly/mcp-server, then call check_domain_blocked with domain="twitter.com" country="IN". (3) CLI: npx @voidly/cli check twitter.com IN. All three return current status, blocking method, and evidence permalinks.
Q07Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in India?
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Use Voidly VPN Enable kill switch Use decentralized protocols The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08How do I cite Voidly's data on India in a paper or article?
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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/IN (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., IN-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). India Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/in
License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution.