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Digital
Compare digital laws across 53 countries. See what's legal, restricted, or illegal before you travel.
| Country | VPN use | Torrenting | Cryptocurrency | Online gambling | Adult content | Criticizing royalty online | Gambling websites | Connecting to WiFi without permission | Piracy | Swearing on WhatsApp | Video calls | Dating sites | Israeli websites | Hate speech online | Hate speech | Porn sites | Social media | Political content | Right to be forgotten | GDPR compliance | Digital rights | Porn | Gambling sites | Gaming | Religious content | Pro-Palestinian content | Anti-government content | Russian social media | Russian media | GDPR | ||
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| 🇺🇸United States | Legal | Copyright infringement | Legal (taxable) | Varies by state | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Legal | Copyright infringement | — | Legal (licensed sites) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇯🇵Japan | Legal | Strict enforcement | — | — | Censorship required | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇹🇭Thailand | Legal | — | — | — | Blocked | Prison | Blocked | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | Legal | — | — | Illegal | — | — | — | Illegal | Strict enforcement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇦🇪UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi) | Illegal if used for crime | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cybercrime | Some apps blocked | Some blocked | Blocked | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Legal | Heavy fines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Prosecuted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇨🇦Canada | Legal | Copyright laws | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Criminal code | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇦🇺Australia | Legal | Copyright enforcement | — | Legal (licensed) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | Legal | Monitored | — | Legal (licensed) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇮🇳India | Legal | Illegal | Legal (taxable) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blocked by ISPs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Legal | — | Regulated | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇷🇺Russia | Illegal | — | Heavily restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heavy monitoring | Extremism charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇿🇦South Africa | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed operators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇹🇷Turkey | Some restrictions | — | Regulated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monitored | Anti-government | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇫🇷France | Legal | HADOPI warnings + fines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Prosecuted | — | — | — | — | EU law | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Legal | — | — | Legal (licensed) | — | — | — | — | Blocking + fines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Required | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Legal | — | — | Legal (licensed) | — | — | — | — | Sinde Law enforcement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strong protection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Legal | Illegal | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇮🇩Indonesia | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | Blocked | Blocked | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇻🇳Vietnam | Gray area | — | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Anti-government posts | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇰🇷South Korea | Legal | — | Regulated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Age restrictions | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | Legal | — | Regulated | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇲🇾Malaysia | Gray area | — | Regulated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sensitive | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇬🇷Greece | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed only | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed operators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇵🇱Poland | Legal | — | Regulated | State monopoly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇪🇬Egypt | Illegal | — | Banned | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monitored | Anti-government | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇲🇦Morocco | Some restrictions | — | Regulated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Generally legal | Monarchy criticism sensitive | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Legal | — | Heavily regulated | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇨🇱Chile | Legal | — | Regulated | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇨🇴Colombia | Legal | — | Legal | Regulated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇵🇪Peru | Legal | — | Regulated | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed operators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed operators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | Legal | — | Very crypto-friendly | Regulated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇦🇹Austria | Legal | — | Regulated | State monopoly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇨🇿Czech Republic | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed operators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇭🇺Hungary | Legal | — | Regulated | State monopoly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇸🇪Sweden | Legal | — | Regulated | State monopoly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇳🇴Norway | Legal | — | Heavily regulated | State monopoly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇩🇰Denmark | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed operators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇳🇿New Zealand | Legal | — | Regulated | Licensed operators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇮🇱Israel | Legal | — | Regulated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sensitive | — | — | — | — |
| 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | Restricted | — | Banned | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monitored | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Serious offense | — | — | — |
| 🇫🇮Finland | Legal | — | Regulated | State monopoly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇺🇦Ukraine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blocked | — | — |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blocked | — |
| 🇷🇸Serbia | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | EU member |
| 🇮🇸Iceland | Legal | — | Regulated | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇶🇦Qatar | Restricted | — | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monitored | Anti-government | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 🇰🇼Kuwait | Restricted | — | Restricted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Monitored | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Serious offense | — | — | — |
🇺🇸United States
VPN useLegal
TorrentingCopyright infringement
CryptocurrencyLegal (taxable)
Online gamblingVaries by state
🇬🇧United Kingdom
VPN useLegal
TorrentingCopyright infringement
Online gamblingLegal (licensed sites)
🇯🇵Japan
VPN useLegal
TorrentingStrict enforcement
Adult contentCensorship required
🇹🇭Thailand
VPN useLegal
Criticizing royalty onlinePrison
Gambling websitesBlocked
Adult contentBlocked
🇸🇬Singapore
Connecting to WiFi without permissionIllegal
VPN useLegal
PiracyStrict enforcement
Online gamblingIllegal
🇦🇪UAE (Dubai/Abu Dhabi)
VPN useIllegal if used for crime
Swearing on WhatsAppCybercrime
Video callsSome apps blocked
Dating sitesSome blocked
Israeli websitesBlocked
🇩🇪Germany
TorrentingHeavy fines
VPN useLegal
Hate speech onlineProsecuted
🇨🇦Canada
VPN useLegal
TorrentingCopyright laws
Hate speechCriminal code
🇦🇺Australia
VPN useLegal
TorrentingCopyright enforcement
Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
🇳🇱Netherlands
VPN useLegal
TorrentingMonitored
Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
🇮🇳India
VPN useLegal
Porn sitesBlocked by ISPs
TorrentingIllegal
CryptocurrencyLegal (taxable)
🇧🇷Brazil
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingRestricted
🇷🇺Russia
VPN useIllegal
Social mediaHeavy monitoring
Political contentExtremism charges
CryptocurrencyHeavily restricted
🇿🇦South Africa
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed operators
🇹🇷Turkey
VPN useSome restrictions
Social mediaMonitored
Political contentAnti-government
CryptocurrencyRegulated
🇫🇷France
VPN useLegal
TorrentingHADOPI warnings + fines
Hate speech onlineProsecuted
Right to be forgottenEU law
🇮🇹Italy
VPN useLegal
PiracyBlocking + fines
Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
GDPR complianceRequired
🇪🇸Spain
VPN useLegal
PiracySinde Law enforcement
Online gamblingLegal (licensed)
Digital rightsStrong protection
🇲🇽Mexico
VPN useLegal
TorrentingIllegal
WhatsAppLegal
CryptocurrencyLegal
🇮🇩Indonesia
VPN useRestricted
PornBlocked
Gambling sitesBlocked
Social mediaLegal
🇻🇳Vietnam
VPN useGray area
FacebookLegal
Political contentAnti-government posts
CryptocurrencyRestricted
🇰🇷South Korea
VPN useLegal
GamingAge restrictions
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Social mediaLegal
🇵🇭Philippines
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
Online gamblingRestricted
CryptocurrencyRegulated
🇲🇾Malaysia
VPN useGray area
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Social mediaLegal
Religious contentSensitive
🇬🇷Greece
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed only
🇵🇹Portugal
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed operators
🇵🇱Poland
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingState monopoly
🇪🇬Egypt
VPN useIllegal
Political contentAnti-government
Social mediaMonitored
CryptocurrencyBanned
🇲🇦Morocco
VPN useSome restrictions
Social mediaGenerally legal
Political contentMonarchy criticism sensitive
CryptocurrencyRegulated
🇦🇷Argentina
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyHeavily regulated
Online gamblingRestricted
🇨🇱Chile
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingRestricted
🇨🇴Colombia
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyLegal
Online gamblingRegulated
🇵🇪Peru
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingRestricted
🇮🇪Ireland
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed operators
🇧🇪Belgium
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed operators
🇨🇭Switzerland
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyVery crypto-friendly
Online gamblingRegulated
🇦🇹Austria
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingState monopoly
🇨🇿Czech Republic
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed operators
🇭🇺Hungary
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingState monopoly
🇸🇪Sweden
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingState monopoly
🇳🇴Norway
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyHeavily regulated
Online gamblingState monopoly
🇩🇰Denmark
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed operators
🇳🇿New Zealand
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingLicensed operators
🇮🇱Israel
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Pro-Palestinian contentSensitive
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
VPN useRestricted
Social mediaMonitored
CryptocurrencyBanned
Anti-government contentSerious offense
🇫🇮Finland
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingState monopoly
🇺🇦Ukraine
Russian social mediaBlocked
🇱🇹Lithuania
Russian mediaBlocked
🇷🇸Serbia
VPN useLegal
🇧🇬Bulgaria
GDPREU member
🇮🇸Iceland
VPN useLegal
Social mediaLegal
CryptocurrencyRegulated
Online gamblingRestricted
🇶🇦Qatar
VPN useRestricted
Social mediaMonitored
CryptocurrencyRestricted
Political contentAnti-government
🇰🇼Kuwait
VPN useRestricted
Social mediaMonitored
CryptocurrencyRestricted
Anti-government contentSerious offense