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Block status per site, nearest region, and step-by-step guide for every popular site people unblock from Iran. No install, no signup.

Verified · 2026-10-15

Iran has blocked YouTube since 2006, Facebook and X since 2009, Telegram since 2018 and Instagram since 2022. The December 2024 review lifted only WhatsApp and Google Play, and after a three-month national blackout in 2026 even WhatsApp was left closed off.

What we tested through AnyProxy

Sites blocked in Iran, opened through our servers

YouTube video finished playing through AnyProxy Frankfurt with an EU consent dialog on top

Play a YouTube video

Worked · FR exit · 2026-10-15

The video played to the end (0:19 of 0:19). Through Frankfurt, YouTube shows an EU cookie consent screen over the page; Singapore avoids it.

BBC Persian front page in Persian loaded through AnyProxy Singapore

Read BBC Persian

Worked · SG exit · 2026-10-15

The bbc.com/persian front page loaded in Persian with navigation and top stories.

Public Telegram channel web preview with posts loaded through AnyProxy Singapore

Read a public Telegram channel

Worked · SG exit · 2026-10-15

The web preview of a public channel loaded with recent posts and the channel card. Sending messages needs the app and an account.

Instagram login page shown instead of a public profile through AnyProxy Singapore

View an Instagram profile

Partly worked · SG exit · 2026-10-15

Instagram loaded but sent the anonymous visitor to its login page. That limit comes from Instagram, not from the block. Logging in was not tested.

Tested from our proxy exits, not from a Iran network. A proxy does not change what your own network can see you connect to.

Population88M
Nearest regionFrankfurt
Blocked outright18of 43 tracked
Restricted3network-level, varies

Blocked nationwide

Sites currently blocked in Iran

YouTubeBlocked nationwideVimeoBlocked nationwideDailymotionBlocked nationwideTwitchBlocked nationwideInstagramBlocked nationwideTikTokBlocked nationwideXBlocked nationwideFacebookBlocked nationwideRedditBlocked nationwideSnapchatBlocked nationwideBBCBlocked nationwideWhatsApp WebBlocked nationwideTelegramBlocked nationwideDiscordBlocked nationwideMessengerBlocked nationwideSignalBlocked nationwideSoundCloudBlocked nationwideNetflixBlocked nationwide

Restricted or intermittent

Sites restricted on some Iran networks

CNNRestricted on some networksThe GuardianRestricted on some networksDuckDuckGoBlocked occasionally

No recorded national block

Popular sites with no recorded national block in Iran

We have no source or measurement showing a nationwide block on these in Iran. That is not a test result: some may still fail on your network.

PokiAccessibleCrazyGamesAccessibleSlither.ioAccessibleKirka.ioAccessiblePinterestAccessibleAl JazeeraAccessibleReutersAccessibleGoogleAccessibleBingAccessibleYandexAccessibleWikipediaAccessibleChatGPTAccessibleClaudeAccessibleGeminiAccessiblePerplexityAccessibleSpotifyAccessibleFreefyAccessible1TubeAccessibleDisney+AccessibleAmazonAccessibleeBayAccessibleAliExpressAccessible

Background

Internet restrictions in Iran

Iran maintains one of the most aggressive internet filtering regimes in the world. Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp are blocked at the national level, while AI chat services such as ChatGPT load normally on Iranian networks. In 2026 the government cut international access for weeks at a time during protests and conflict.

How the filtering works: Iranian filtering combines DNS blocks, IP blocks, and DPI. Whitelisted "national internet" (SHOMA) is the goal of the state's network policy.

Who decides: Supreme Council of Cyberspace. Sets national filtering policy. Since August 2026, executive agencies can no longer block a platform on their own — new blocks must go to the president for approval.

Block register

When each major site was blocked in Iran, and how

SiteBlocked sinceMechanism
YouTube2006DNS tampering (fake IP 10.10.34.35) + TLS SNI reset source
FacebookJun 2009Blocked after the 2009 election protests; DNS + SNI filtering source
X (Twitter)Jun 2009Blocked after the 2009 election protests; kept blocked in the Dec 2024 review
TelegramApr 2018Judiciary order; DNS + IP blocks on Telegram ranges source
InstagramSep 2022Blocked during the Mahsa Amini protests; kept blocked in the Dec 2024 review source
TikToknever availableFiltered with other Western social platforms
WhatsAppSep 2022; lifted Dec 2024; closed again 2026Lifted with Google Play in Dec 2024, then left off the May 2026 reinstatement list source

Per-network enforcement

How each Iran network applies the filter

NetworkASNMechanism observed
TCI (Telecommunication Company of Iran)AS58224National block list; most of its OONI results are anomalies rather than block pages. Instagram loaded in 33 of 5,175 tests and YouTube in 32 of 4,905 (Jul–Oct 2026).
MCI (Hamrah-e Aval)AS197207National block list. Instagram confirmed blocked in 1,247 of 1,386 tests.
IrancellAS44244National block list; mostly confirmed (block-page/DNS) results in 2026. Instagram confirmed blocked in 1,345 of 1,465 tests. The only network where The Guardian is confirmed blocked (37 of 73).
MobinnetAS50810National block list. YouTube confirmed blocked in 554 of 633 tests.
RespinaAS42337National block list. Netflix confirmed blocked in 234 of 238 tests.

Network measurements: OONI Explorer for Iran (checked 2026-10-15). From 15 July to 15 October 2026, YouTube, Instagram, X, Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal and BBC each loaded in under 6% of OONI tests from Iran, with thousands confirmed blocked. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Google, Wikipedia and Al Jazeera loaded in over 93%.

Iran — the timeline

Dated events in Iran's internet controls

  1. Dec 2024The Supreme Council of Cyberspace decides to lift restrictions on WhatsApp and Google Play; Instagram, YouTube, X and Telegram stay blocked. source
  2. Jun 2025Near-total shutdown after Israeli air strikes, lasting about 12 days by Freedom House's count. source
  3. 8 Jan 2026Nationwide shutdown during protests; partial restoration from 18 January, networks reconnecting 24–27 January. source
  4. Jan 2026Rest of World describes a two-tier 'Barracks Internet': about 16,000 'white SIM' holders keep global access while most people are limited to the domestic network. source
  5. Mar 2026A new nationwide blackout passes 240 hours by 10 March. source
  6. May 2026Partial access returns; YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook and Waze stay blocked, along with IPv6 and HTTP/3. source
  7. Aug 2026New platform restrictions now need review and approval by the president, according to Iran International. source
  8. Jul–Oct 2026OONI: major Western social and messaging platforms load in under 6% of tests; AI chat services and Wikipedia load in over 93%. source

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