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Digital
Compare digital laws across 198 countries. See what's legal, restricted, or illegal before you travel.
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| Country | VPN use | Pirated media | Cryptocurrency | Anti-government content online | Social media | Online gambling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi) | Illegal if used for crime | — | — | — | — | — |
| Afghanistan | Periodic blocks | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | Licensed |
| Albania | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Armenia | Legal | Tolerated | Generally legal | — | — | — |
| Angola | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Argentina | Legal | — | Heavily regulated | — | Legal | Restricted |
| Austria | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | State monopoly |
| Australia | Legal | — | — | — | — | Legal (licensed) |
| Azerbaijan | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Barbados | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Bangladesh | Legal | Tolerated | — | Cyber Security Act (CSA, 2023) risk | — | — |
| Belgium | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed operators |
| Burkina Faso | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Bulgaria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bahrain | Some blocked; widely used | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Burundi | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Benin | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Brunei | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Bolivia | Legal | Tolerated | Banks restrict | — | — | — |
| Brazil | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Restricted |
| Bahamas | Legal | Tolerated | Sand Dollar (CBDC) and crypto-friendly DARE Act | — | — | — |
| Bhutan | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Botswana | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Belarus | Many providers blocked | — | Regulated; HTP zone exempt | Severe consequences | — | — |
| Belize | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Canada | Legal | — | — | — | — | — |
| DR Congo | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Central African Republic | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Switzerland | Legal | — | Very crypto-friendly | — | Legal | Regulated |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Chile | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Restricted |
| Cameroon | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| China | — | Tolerated, technically illegal | — | — | — | — |
| Colombia | Legal | — | Legal | — | Legal | Regulated |
| Costa Rica | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Cuba | Legal — used to access blocked sites | — | Quasi-regulated since 2021 | — | — | — |
| Cabo Verde | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Cyprus | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Czech Republic | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed operators |
| Germany | Legal | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djibouti | Some blocks | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Denmark | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed operators |
| Dominica | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Dominican Republic | Legal | Tolerated | Banks restrict | — | — | — |
| Algeria | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Ecuador | Legal | Tolerated | USD-economy; crypto OK | — | — | — |
| Estonia | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Egypt | Illegal | — | Banned | — | Monitored | — |
| Eritrea | Heavily restricted; users prosecuted | — | — | Severe consequences | — | — |
| Spain | Legal | — | — | — | — | Legal (licensed) |
| Ethiopia | Some blocked; gray zone | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Finland | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | State monopoly |
| Fiji | Legal | Tolerated | Banks restrict | — | — | — |
| Micronesia (Federated States) | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| France | Legal | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabon | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Grenada | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Georgia | Legal | Tolerated | Major mining hub; legal | — | — | — |
| Ghana | Legal | Tolerated | Banks restrict | — | — | — |
| Gambia | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Guinea | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Some blocks | Tolerated | — | Severe consequences | — | — |
| Greece | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed only |
| Guatemala | Legal | Tolerated | Banks restrict | — | — | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Guyana | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong | Legal | Copyright infringement | — | — | — | — |
| Honduras | Legal | Tolerated | Bitcoin Beach (Roatán) experiment; banks restrict | — | — | — |
| Croatia | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Haiti | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Hungary | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | State monopoly |
| Indonesia | Restricted | — | — | — | Legal | — |
| Ireland | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed operators |
| Israel | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | — |
| India | Legal | — | Legal (taxable) | — | — | — |
| Iraq | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Iran | Restricted but widely used; tourist enforcement varies | — | — | Severe consequences | — | — |
| Iceland | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Restricted |
| Italy | Legal | — | — | — | — | Legal (licensed) |
| Jamaica | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated; new BoJ digital currency | — | — | — |
| Jordan | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Japan | Legal | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenya | Legal | Tolerated | Regulation in development (VASP framework drafted) | — | — | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Cambodia | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Kiribati | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Comoros | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Legal | Tolerated | DCash CBDC pilot | — | — | — |
| North Korea | — | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| South Korea | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | — |
| Kuwait | Restricted | — | Restricted | — | Monitored | — |
| Kazakhstan | Some VPNs blocked | — | Regulated; mining licensed | Risk | — | — |
| Laos | Legal-gray; political content monitored | Tolerated | — | Prison possible | — | — |
| Lebanon | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Saint Lucia | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Liechtenstein | Legal | Copyright infringement | Liberal regulatory framework (Blockchain Act 2019) | — | — | — |
| Sri Lanka | Legal | Tolerated | Discouraged by central bank | — | — | — |
| Liberia | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Lesotho | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Lithuania | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luxembourg | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Latvia | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Libya | Legal but unreliable | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Morocco | Some restrictions | — | Regulated | — | Generally legal | — |
| Monaco | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Moldova | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Montenegro | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Madagascar | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Marshall Islands | Legal | Tolerated | Sovereign cryptocurrency (SOV) law passed 2018 (not yet operational) | — | — | — |
| North Macedonia | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Mali | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Myanmar | Restricted; tourist enforcement varies | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mongolia | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated, generally legal | — | — | — |
| Macau | Legal | Copyright infringement | — | — | — | — |
| Mauritania | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Malta | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated (early adopter) | — | — | — |
| Mauritius | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Maldives | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Malawi | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Mexico | Legal | — | Legal | — | — | — |
| Malaysia | Gray area | — | Regulated | — | Legal | — |
| Mozambique | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Namibia | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Niger | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Nigeria | Legal | — | Banks restrict | Cybercrimes Act applies | — | — |
| Nicaragua | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Netherlands | Legal | — | — | — | — | Legal (licensed) |
| Norway | Legal | — | Heavily regulated | — | Legal | State monopoly |
| Nepal | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Nauru | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| New Zealand | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed operators |
| Oman | Some VPNs blocked; gray zone | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Panama | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated; gray legal zone | — | — | — |
| Peru | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Restricted |
| Papua New Guinea | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Philippines | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Restricted |
| Pakistan | Some VPNs require registration; gray zone | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Poland | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | State monopoly |
| Palestine | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk in Gaza | — | — |
| Portugal | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed operators |
| Palau | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Paraguay | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Qatar | Restricted | — | Restricted | — | Monitored | — |
| Romania | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Serbia | Legal | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russia | Many providers blocked; personal use not itself criminal but tied to other content laws | — | Heavily restricted | — | Heavy monitoring | — |
| Rwanda | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Restricted | — | No licensed exchanges; SAMA cautions, not formally banned | — | Monitored | — |
| Solomon Islands | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Seychelles | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Sudan | Periodic blocks | Tolerated | — | Severe consequences | — | — |
| Sweden | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | State monopoly |
| Singapore | Legal | — | — | — | — | Illegal |
| Slovenia | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Slovakia | Legal | Copyright infringement | — | — | — | — |
| Sierra Leone | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| San Marino | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Senegal | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Somalia | Legal | Tolerated | — | Severe risk | — | — |
| Suriname | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| South Sudan | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| El Salvador | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Syria | Periodic blocks | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Eswatini | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Chad | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Togo | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Thailand | Legal | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tajikistan | Some VPNs blocked | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Timor-Leste | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Turkmenistan | Heavily blocked; users prosecuted | Tolerated | — | Severe consequences | — | — |
| Tunisia | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Tonga | Legal | Tolerated | Bitcoin tender bill discussed; not yet enacted | — | — | — |
| Turkey | Some restrictions | — | Regulated under 2024 Crypto Asset Services Law; payment use banned | — | Monitored | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Tuvalu | Legal | Tolerated | — | — | — | — |
| Taiwan | Legal | Copyright infringement | — | — | — | — |
| Tanzania | Registration with TCRA technically required (2020 EPOCRA Regulations) | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Ukraine | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uganda | Some VPNs blocked | — | — | Risk | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Legal | — | — | — | — | Legal (licensed sites) |
| United States | Legal | — | Legal (taxable) | — | — | Varies by state |
| Uruguay | Legal | Copyright infringement | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Uzbekistan | Legal | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| Vatican City | Legal | Copyright (Italian rules) | — | — | — | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Legal | Tolerated | Regulated | — | — | — |
| Venezuela | Legal (widely used) | — | Widely used (Petro abandoned 2024) | Detention possible | — | — |
| Vietnam | Gray area | — | Restricted | — | — | — |
| Vanuatu | Legal | Tolerated | Citizenship-by-Investment program scrutiny | — | — | — |
| Samoa | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Yemen | Periodic blocks | Tolerated | — | Risk | — | — |
| South Africa | Legal | — | Regulated | — | Legal | Licensed operators |
| Zambia | Legal | Tolerated | Banks cautious | — | — | — |
| Zimbabwe | Legal | — | Banks cautious | Risk | — | — |
Andorra
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi)
- VPN useIllegal if used for crime
- Swearing on WhatsAppCybercrime
- Video callsSome apps blocked
- Dating sitesSome blocked
- Israeli websitesBlocked
Afghanistan
- VPN usePeriodic blocks
- Western social mediaPeriodically blocked
- Anti-Taliban content onlineSevere consequences
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Antigua and Barbuda
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Online gamblingLicensed
Albania
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Armenia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyGenerally legal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Angola
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Argentina
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyHeavily regulated
- Online gamblingRestricted
Austria
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingState monopoly
Australia
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingCopyright enforcement
- Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
Azerbaijan
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Barbados
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Bangladesh
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineCyber Security Act (CSA, 2023) risk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Belgium
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed operators
Burkina Faso
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Bulgaria
- GDPREU member
Bahrain
- VPN useSome blocked; widely used
- Anti-government contentCybercrime law applies
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Burundi
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Benin
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Brunei
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-Sultan content onlineSevere penalties
- PornographyBlocked
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Bolivia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyBanks restrict
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Brazil
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingRestricted
Bahamas
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencySand Dollar (CBDC) and crypto-friendly DARE Act
Bhutan
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- PornographyInternet filtered
Botswana
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Belarus
- VPN useMany providers blocked
- Western social mediaPeriodically restricted
- Anti-government content onlineSevere consequences
- CryptocurrencyRegulated; HTP zone exempt
Belize
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Canada
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingCopyright laws
- Hate speechCriminal code
DR Congo
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Central African Republic
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Republic of the Congo
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Switzerland
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyVery crypto-friendly
- Online gamblingRegulated
Côte d'Ivoire
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Chile
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingRestricted
Cameroon
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
China
- VPN (personal)Technically restricted; tourist enforcement rare
- Google/Facebook/X (Twitter)Blocked without VPN
- WeChat political contentMonitored — deletion + ban possible
- Cryptocurrency tradingBanned 2021
- Pirated mediaTolerated, technically illegal
Colombia
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyLegal
- Online gamblingRegulated
Costa Rica
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Cuba
- VPN useLegal — used to access blocked sites
- Anti-government online contentDetention possible
- CryptocurrencyQuasi-regulated since 2021
Cabo Verde
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Cyprus
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Czech Republic
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed operators
Germany
- TorrentingHeavy fines
- VPN useLegal
- Hate speech onlineProsecuted
Djibouti
- VPN useSome blocks
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
Denmark
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed operators
Dominica
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Dominican Republic
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyBanks restrict
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Algeria
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Ecuador
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyUSD-economy; crypto OK
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Estonia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Egypt
- VPN useIllegal
- Political contentAnti-government
- Social mediaMonitored
- CryptocurrencyBanned
Eritrea
- VPN useHeavily restricted; users prosecuted
- Western social mediaPeriodic blocks
- Anti-government content onlineSevere consequences
- Internet accessLimited; expensive
Spain
- VPN useLegal
- PiracySinde Law enforcement
- Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
- Digital rightsStrong protection
Ethiopia
- VPN useSome blocked; gray zone
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Finland
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingState monopoly
Fiji
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyBanks restrict
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Micronesia (Federated States)
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
France
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingHADOPI warnings + fines
- Hate speech onlineProsecuted
- Right to be forgottenEU law
Gabon
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Grenada
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Georgia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyMajor mining hub; legal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Ghana
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks restrict
Gambia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
Guinea
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Equatorial Guinea
- VPN useSome blocks
- Anti-government content onlineSevere consequences
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Greece
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed only
Guatemala
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyBanks restrict
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Guinea-Bissau
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Guyana
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Hong Kong
- VPN useLegal
- Cryptocurrency tradingRegulated, legal for individuals
- Pro-independence contentNSL applies
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Honduras
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBitcoin Beach (Roatán) experiment; banks restrict
Croatia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Haiti
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Hungary
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingState monopoly
Indonesia
- VPN useRestricted
- PornBlocked
- Gambling sitesBlocked
- Social mediaLegal
Ireland
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed operators
Israel
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pro-Palestinian contentSensitive
India
- VPN useLegal
- Porn sitesBlocked by ISPs
- TorrentingIllegal
- CryptocurrencyLegal (taxable)
Iraq
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Iran
- VPN useRestricted but widely used; tourist enforcement varies
- Western social mediaMostly blocked
- Anti-government content onlineSevere consequences
Iceland
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingRestricted
Italy
- VPN useLegal
- PiracyBlocking + fines
- Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
- GDPR complianceRequired
Jamaica
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated; new BoJ digital currency
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Jordan
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-monarchy speech onlineLèse-majesté style law
Japan
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingStrict enforcement
- Adult contentCensorship required
Kenya
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulation in development (VASP framework drafted)
Kyrgyzstan
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Cambodia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Cryptocurrency tradingBanking ban (NBC 2018)
Kiribati
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Comoros
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyDCash CBDC pilot
North Korea
- Internet accessNo general internet for tourists
- Western social mediaInaccessible
- Pirated mediaN/A
South Korea
- VPN useLegal
- GamingAge restrictions
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Social mediaLegal
Kuwait
- VPN useRestricted
- Social mediaMonitored
- CryptocurrencyRestricted
- Anti-government contentSerious offense
Kazakhstan
- VPN useSome VPNs blocked
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- CryptocurrencyRegulated; mining licensed
Laos
- VPN useLegal-gray; political content monitored
- Anti-government content onlinePrison possible
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Lebanon
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-Hezbollah content (south)Risk in some areas
Saint Lucia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Liechtenstein
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyLiberal regulatory framework (Blockchain Act 2019)
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Sri Lanka
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyDiscouraged by central bank
Liberia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Lesotho
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Lithuania
- Russian mediaBlocked
Luxembourg
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Latvia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Libya
- VPN useLegal but unreliable
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Morocco
- VPN useSome restrictions
- Social mediaGenerally legal
- Political contentMonarchy criticism sensitive
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Monaco
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Moldova
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Montenegro
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Madagascar
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Marshall Islands
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencySovereign cryptocurrency (SOV) law passed 2018 (not yet operational)
North Macedonia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Mali
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Myanmar
- VPN useRestricted; tourist enforcement varies
- Facebook/X (Twitter)Blocked
- Pro-democracy contentSevere consequences
Mongolia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated, generally legal
Macau
- VPN useLegal
- Cryptocurrency tradingBanks restrict; gray zone
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
- Online gambling (foreign sites)Officially restricted in territory
Mauritania
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-Islam content onlineSevere consequences
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Malta
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated (early adopter)
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Mauritius
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Maldives
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-Islamic contentIllegal
Malawi
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Mexico
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingIllegal
- WhatsAppLegal
- CryptocurrencyLegal
Malaysia
- VPN useGray area
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Social mediaLegal
- Religious contentSensitive
Mozambique
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Namibia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Niger
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Nigeria
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineCybercrimes Act applies
- CryptocurrencyBanks restrict
Nicaragua
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
Netherlands
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingMonitored
- Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
Norway
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyHeavily regulated
- Online gamblingState monopoly
Nepal
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Cryptocurrency tradingBanned
Nauru
- VPN useLegal
- Facebook (historical)Was blocked 2015-18; now accessible
- Pirated mediaTolerated
New Zealand
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed operators
Oman
- VPN useSome VPNs blocked; gray zone
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-Sultan content onlineImprisonment
Panama
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated; gray legal zone
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Peru
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingRestricted
Papua New Guinea
- VPN useLegal
- FacebookWas temporarily restricted 2018; current access fine
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Philippines
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- Online gamblingRestricted
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Pakistan
- VPN useSome VPNs require registration; gray zone
- Anti-Islam content onlineSevere risk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Poland
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingState monopoly
Palestine
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-government content onlineRisk in Gaza
Portugal
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed operators
Palau
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Paraguay
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Qatar
- VPN useRestricted
- Social mediaMonitored
- CryptocurrencyRestricted
- Political contentAnti-government
Romania
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Serbia
- VPN useLegal
Russia
- VPN useMany providers blocked; personal use not itself criminal but tied to other content laws
- Social mediaHeavy monitoring
- Political contentExtremism charges
- CryptocurrencyHeavily restricted
Rwanda
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
Saudi Arabia
- VPN useRestricted
- Social mediaMonitored
- CryptocurrencyNo licensed exchanges; SAMA cautions, not formally banned
- Anti-government contentSerious offense
Solomon Islands
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Seychelles
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Sudan
- VPN usePeriodic blocks
- Anti-government content onlineSevere consequences
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Sweden
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingState monopoly
Singapore
- Connecting to WiFi without permissionIllegal
- VPN useLegal
- PiracyStrict enforcement
- Online gamblingIllegal
Slovenia
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Slovakia
- VPN useLegal
- Cryptocurrency tradingRegulated, legal
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Sierra Leone
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
San Marino
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Senegal
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Somalia
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineSevere risk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Suriname
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
South Sudan
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
São Tomé and Príncipe
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
El Salvador
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin)Legal tender; merchants must accept
Syria
- VPN usePeriodic blocks
- Western social mediaPeriodically restricted
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Eswatini
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Chad
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Togo
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Thailand
- VPN useLegal
- Criticizing royalty onlinePrison
- Gambling websitesBlocked
- Adult contentBlocked
Tajikistan
- VPN useSome VPNs blocked
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Timor-Leste
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Turkmenistan
- VPN useHeavily blocked; users prosecuted
- Western social mediaMost blocked (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
- Anti-government content onlineSevere consequences
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Tunisia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- Government-critical postsIncreasingly risky
Tonga
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBitcoin tender bill discussed; not yet enacted
Turkey
- VPN useSome restrictions
- Social mediaMonitored
- Political contentAnti-government
- CryptocurrencyRegulated under 2024 Crypto Asset Services Law; payment use banned
Trinidad and Tobago
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Tuvalu
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- .tv domain leasingMajor revenue stream
Taiwan
- VPN useLegal
- Cryptocurrency tradingRegulated, legal
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
- Online gambling (offshore)Legal-gray; domestic banned
Tanzania
- VPN useRegistration with TCRA technically required (2020 EPOCRA Regulations)
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Ukraine
- Russian social mediaBlocked
Uganda
- VPN useSome VPNs blocked
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Social media taxWas levied 2018; changed 2021
United Kingdom
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingCopyright infringement
- Online gamblingLegal (licensed sites)
United States
- VPN useLegal
- TorrentingCopyright infringement
- CryptocurrencyLegal (taxable)
- Online gamblingVaries by state
Uruguay
- VPN useLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Pirated mediaCopyright infringement
Uzbekistan
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
Vatican City
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaCopyright (Italian rules)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
Venezuela
- VPN useLegal (widely used)
- Anti-government content onlineDetention possible
- CryptocurrencyWidely used (Petro abandoned 2024)
Vietnam
- VPN useGray area
- FacebookLegal
- Political contentAnti-government posts
- CryptocurrencyRestricted
Vanuatu
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyCitizenship-by-Investment program scrutiny
Samoa
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Yemen
- VPN usePeriodic blocks
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- Pirated mediaTolerated
South Africa
- VPN useLegal
- Social mediaLegal
- CryptocurrencyRegulated
- Online gamblingLicensed operators
Zambia
- VPN useLegal
- Pirated mediaTolerated
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious
Zimbabwe
- VPN useLegal
- Anti-government content onlineRisk
- CryptocurrencyBanks cautious