10 Countries That Banned Facebook

Today we will show you 10 countries that banned Facebook!

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Number 10: North Korea
At number 10, we have North Korea. Perhaps the most secretive country in the world little is known about internet access in Kim Jong-un’s nation. Although a new 3G network is available to foreign visitors, for the majority of the population the internet is off-limits. But this doesn't seem to bother many who, not knowing any different, enjoy the limited freedoms offered to them by the country's intranet, Kwangmyong, which appears to be mostly used to post birthday messages.

Number 9: Iran
At number 9, we have Iran. In Iran, however, political leaders have taken to social media- despite both Facebook and Twitter officially being extraordinarily difficult to access in the country. Even President Hassan Rouhani has his own Twitter account, although apparently, he doesn’t write his tweets, but access to these accounts can only be gained via a proxy server. Facebook was initially banned in the country after the 2009 election amid fears that opposition movements were being organized via the website.

Number 8: China
At number 8, we have China. The Great Firewall of China, a censorship and surveillance project run by the Chinese government, is a force to be reckoned with. And behind this wall sits the likes of Facebook.
The social media site was first blocked following the July 2009 Ürümqi riots after it was perceived that Xinjiang activists were using Facebook to communicate, plot and plan (paranoid much?).

Number 7: Cuba
At number 7, we have Cuba. Facebook isn’t officially banned in Cuba but it sure is difficult to access it.
Only politicians, journalists, and medical students can legally access the web from their homes. So, if you love social media and might want a job in Cuba, know what professions to choose. For everyone else, the only way to connect to the digital world and social media legally is via internet cafes.

Number 6: Bangladesh 
At number 6, we have Bangladesh. The posting of a cartoon to Facebook saw the networking site shut down across Bangladesh in 2010. Satirical images of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH), along with some of the country’s leaders, saw one man arrested and charged with “spreading malice and insulting the country’s leaders”. The ban lasted for an entire week while the images were removed.

Number 5: Egypt
At number 5, we have Egypt. As Egyptians took to the streets in 2011 in an attempt to overthrow the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the government cut off access to a range of social media sites.

Number 4: Syria
At number 4, we have Syria.  Syria dealt with the Arab Spring in a different manner. Facebook had been blocked in the country since 2007 as part of a crackdown on political activism, as the government feared Israeli infiltration of Syrian social networking sites. In an unprecedented move in 2011, President Bashar al Assad lifted the five-year ban in an apparent attempt to prevent unrest on his own soil following the discontent in Egypt and Tunisia.


Number 3: Mauritius
At number 3, we have Mauritius. Producing fake online profiles of celebrities is something of a hobby to some people. However, when a Facebook page proclaiming to be that of Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam was discovered by the government in 2007, the entire Mauritius Facebook community was plunged into darkness.

Number 2: Vietnam
At number two, we have Vietnam. During a week in November 2009, Vietnamese Facebook users reported an inability to access the website following weeks of intermittent access. Reports suggested technicians had been ordered by the government to block the social networking site, with a supposedly official decree leaked on the internet (although is authenticity was never confirmed). The government denied deliberately blocking Facebook although access to the site today is still hit-and-miss in the country.


Number 1: Eritrea
And finally, at number 1, we have Eritrea. You might have not heard about this place. The major reason of this is because even Google does not include Eritrea on its list of countries in the transparency report. Shocking, right? Eritrea is routinely listed as one of the most censored places in the world.
Some users familiar with Eritrea have said that the site is not blocked, but instead, often inaccessible due to lack of bandwidth.

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