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As of May 2016, the only countries to ban access around the clock to the social networking site are China, Iran, Syria, and North Korea.
Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Bangladesh. Bangladesh has banned free internet for social media in July 2020.
Is Instagram blocked in China?
Yes, Instagram is blocked in China. Attempting to access the app from within mainland China will result in an error message saying the feed cannot be refreshed. Instagram is also absent from Chinese app stores. Tip: to unblock Instagram or any other site you will need a VPN.
Is Indian allowed in Pakistan?
Indian passport holders are not granted tourist visas, and are only permitted to apply for visas to visit family and friends, business visas, transit visas, and visas for religious pilgrimage. Six month business visas are granted to Indian passport holders, with multiple entries permitted.
What banned WhatsApp?
Previously, the Facebook-owned company had stated that more than 95 per cent of the ban was due to the unauthorised use of automated or bulk messaging (spam). The global average number of accounts that WhatsApp bans to prevent abuse on its platform is around 8 million accounts per month.
List of Countries that Blocked Social Media 1 North Korea. North Korea citizen are using Technology separately from others and banning Facebook is one of them.Can you believe that the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un was educated 2 Cuba. 3 Iran. 4 Bangladesh. 5 Vietnam. 6 Mauritius. 7 Egypt. 8 Syria.
Why did Iran ban all 4 social media sites?
Iran has actually banned other social media platforms before. Among them are YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. According to the Iranian government, all 4 social media sites were being used to spread anti-government messages.
Why Instagram was banned in China?
Instagram was the only site that had not been included in the Great Firewall of China. But, the government decided to ban the app after a pro-democracy protest took place in Hong Kong in 2014. The fact of the matter is that they didn’t want their citizens to share photos of their revelation.
However, despite the bans, North Korea is the only country listed that is entirely closed off from social media. Although the other countries have bans in place, users can use VPNs to reroute their internet traffic and access websites that have been blocked.