What's blocked by country: WhatsApp, FaceTime, VPN, Instagram

Albania✅ The usual apps work

Everything works. TikTok was blocked from March 2025, but has been available again since February 2026.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• During protests, elections or exams the internet or some services have been cut here (06.03.2025). It usually affects a tourist for a day or two.
• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Armenia✅ The usual apps work

The internet is free and popular services work. We found no shutdowns during the June 2026 elections.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Bosnia & Herzegovina✅ The usual apps work

We found no blocks on popular services, everything works.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Switzerland✅ The usual apps work

We found no blocks on popular services, everything works.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Cyprus✅ The usual apps work

We found no blocks on popular services, everything works.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Dominican Republic✅ The usual apps work

We found no blocks on popular services, everything works.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

United Kingdom✅ The usual apps work

Everything works. Since July 2025 some websites and social networks may ask you to verify your age; this is not a block.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Georgia✅ The usual apps work

There are no blocks on popular services: messengers, calls, social networks and VPN work. In 2026 Freedom House lowered the rating to Partly Free because of pressure on journalists, not because of blocking.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Israel✅ The usual apps work

In Israel all popular services are available to tourists. Some individual sites are blocked, for example Al Jazeera since May 2024.

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  Other Al Jazeera websites blocked on several networks since 05.05.2024Source: explorer.ooni.org, 05.2024 · according to explorer.ooni.org, 05.2024

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: Not checked separately: there are no significant permanent blocks for tourists.

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Japan✅ The usual apps work

The internet in Japan is free: no websites or social networks are blocked, everything works just like at home.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: Not needed: there are no blocks.

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Sri Lanka✅ The usual apps work

In Sri Lanka all the usual services work. During crises the authorities have blocked social networks for a few hours before (2018, 2019, 2022).

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  Other Some websites are blocked (FOTN 2025); the Online Safety Act has been in force since 2024.Source: freedomhouse.org, 2025 · according to freedomhouse.org, 2025

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no specific data on blocking from test trips with a roaming eSIM; a study of the Airalo ecosystem shows that traffic from such eSIMs usually reaches the internet abroad (home routing / IPX hub), but nobody has checked local blocks for this particular country.

What to do

• During protests, elections or exams the internet or some services have been cut here (03.04.2022, 04 (В.2019). It usually affects a tourist for a day or two.
• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Morocco✅ The usual apps work

Morocco does not block websites or social networks; WhatsApp calls have worked since November 2016, when a year-long VoIP ban was lifted.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: Not checked separately: there are no significant permanent blocks for tourists.

What to do

• During protests, elections or exams the internet or some services have been cut here (28.04.2025). It usually affects a tourist for a day or two.
• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Moldova✅ The usual apps work

All popular services work. Only Russian propaganda media are blocked, which tourists will not notice.

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  Other Dozens of Russian propaganda sites (RT, TASS, Interfax and others) blocked since 2024; does not affect the services tourists usually useSource: rferl.org, 10.2024 · according to rferl.org, 10.2024

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Montenegro✅ The usual apps work

We found no recent blocks on popular services, everything works. The last time WhatsApp and Viber were briefly blocked was on election day in 2016.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• During protests, elections or exams the internet or some services have been cut here (16.10.2016). It usually affects a tourist for a day or two.
• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Mauritius✅ The usual apps work

In Mauritius everything works. The only episode: on 1-2.11.2024, before the elections, social networks were blocked for less than a day.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: Not checked separately: there are no significant permanent blocks for tourists.

What to do

• During protests, elections or exams the internet or some services have been cut here (01.11.2024). It usually affects a tourist for a day or two.
• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Mexico✅ The usual apps work

No services are blocked, everything works.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Norway✅ The usual apps work

We found no blocks on popular services, everything works.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Philippines✅ The usual apps work

In the Philippines messengers, social networks and Google work. During large religious processions in Manila (January) the police temporarily jam mobile signal along the route.

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  Other Some websites are blocked (FOTN 2025); Grok was briefly blocked in January 2026.Source: contentasia.tv, 01.2026 · according to contentasia.tv, 01.2026
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  VPN No data found on VPN restrictions.Source: · not verified

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no specific data on blocking from test trips with a roaming eSIM; a study of the Airalo ecosystem shows that traffic from such eSIMs usually reaches the internet abroad (home routing / IPX hub), but nobody has checked local blocks for this particular country.

What to do

• During protests, elections or exams the internet or some services have been cut here (щороку 9 с). It usually affects a tourist for a day or two.
• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Serbia✅ The usual apps work

Social networks, messengers and websites are not blocked. Freedom House lowered the rating because of pressure on protesters and journalists, not because of blocking.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Singapore✅ The usual apps work

In Singapore everything a tourist usually needs works. Only individual sites are blocked by decision of the regulator.

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  Other IMDA blocks some websites (for example, 10 sites of "hostile information campaigns" in October 2024).Source: freedomhouse.org, 2025 · verified
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  VPN No data found on VPN restrictions.Source: · not verified

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no specific data on blocking from test trips with a roaming eSIM; a study of the Airalo ecosystem shows that traffic from such eSIMs usually reaches the internet abroad (home routing / IPX hub), but nobody has checked local blocks for this particular country.

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Thailand✅ The usual apps work

In Thailand WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Google work. Gambling sites and content critical of the monarchy are blocked, which hardly affects tourists.

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  Other Sites criticizing the monarchy are blocked (lèse-majesté law), Change.org on some providers, and hundreds of thousands of online casino links (945,000 in fiscal year 2026).Source: nationthailand.com, 10.2026 · verified
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  VPN No data found on VPN restrictions.Source: · not verified

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no specific data on blocking from test trips with a roaming eSIM; a study of the Airalo ecosystem shows that traffic from such eSIMs usually reaches the internet abroad (home routing / IPX hub), but nobody has checked local blocks for this particular country.

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

Tunisia✅ The usual apps work

Tunisia does not block social networks or websites. The problem is prosecution for posts, not access.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: Not checked separately: there are no significant permanent blocks for tourists.

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

United States✅ The usual apps work

Everything works, including TikTok: the deal on its US owner was closed in January 2026.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no reliable source that a roaming eSIM bypasses local blocks

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.

South Africa✅ The usual apps work

The internet in South Africa is free: social networks, messengers and calls work without restrictions.

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: Not checked separately: there are no significant permanent blocks for tourists.

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.