Friends, if we talk about YouTube, it is the world’s largest video streaming app, which billions of people depend on every day for everything from education, entertainment, learning new skills to staying updated with events around the world. Despite its tremendous popularity, there are many countries where YouTube is either completely banned or heavy restrictions have been imposed on it by the governments, let us know about these countries-
North Korea tops the list of countries where YouTube is completely banned. Citizens there have very limited access to the Internet, and foreign platforms are strictly prohibited.
China is another big country where YouTube is still blocked. Along with YouTube, there is the country’s internet censorship system, known as the “Great Firewall”.
Russia has also banned YouTube completely, making its control over the digital media platform even more stringent.
Iran has also banned YouTube for a long time; Authorities there claim that some of the content available on the platform is “immoral” and against national values.
In Turkmenistan, the government has banned YouTube as well as several social media platforms, citing concerns over security and information control.
In many of these countries, governments ban YouTube primarily to control the flow of information and control the online content that citizens view.
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