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Yes, ISPs are blocking DDG. Airtel(ISP) is blocking DDG but HTTPS version is accessible. https://imgur.com/a/y7wnOjD https://imgur.com/a/y7wnOjD
by uname_amiy 6y ago
Yes, ISPs are blocking DDG. Airtel(ISP) is blocking DDG but HTTPS version is accessible.
https://imgur.com/a/y7wnOjD https://imgur.com/a/y7wnOjD
- smolder 6y agoWhat reason could they have for blocking DDG? Is it easier to find pirated content there than on Google or something? That's my best guess. I can't imagine they'd block on behalf of a competitor or something.
- justDankin 6y agoYou never know. Could be a mistake where they were trying to block a certain path due to some search result of copyright infringement, but ended up banning the domain itself. One can only guess. Reddit and Github have previously been temporarily banned in India due to similar "mistakes"
- pjc50 6y agoI suspect it's political censorship/surveillance of some sort. Some suggest it's collateral damage from the ban on Chinese apps. https://www.themobileindian.com/news/duckduckgo-blocked-by-multiple-service-providers-in-india-31958 https://www.themobileindian.com/news/duckduckgo-blocked-by-m... Whether that's a mistake or they've made an enemy of some sort is not clear. India is a democratic country but not an especially free one.
- jacquesm 6y agoDDG is a strong advocate for user privacy, that might be all it takes.
- walrus01 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_India
- imglorp 6y agoIs it possible the big guys will provide (sell?) query surveillance feeds to random governments while DDG can't/won't?
- the-dude 6y agoDucks are considered sacred in India, or so I have heard. I could be wrong though.
- IceWreck 6y agoeven the http version is accessible to me