Between 2015 and 2024, a total of ** countries have suspended the use of social media or messaging applications, either temporarily or permanently. The most affected application has been WhatsApp, with restrictions applied in up to ** countries. Facebook closely follows, with a total of **.
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SurfShark. (February 5, 2024). Number of countries where access to social networks or messaging apps has been deliberately interrupted between 2015 and 2024, by platform [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1639447/number-of-countries-with-social-media-restrictions/
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