DuckDuckGo Banned In India Following Government Orders: Reports

The crusader of user privacy in search engines, DuckDuckGo has gone down in India for several users, according to the reports and DownDetector

An insider source has revealed that Internet companies are following the DOT(Department of Telecommunication) compliance order issued by the authorities.

The search engine is not working for alot of broadband users, including with Jio broadband, also confirmed by several twitter users. 

The site appears to be “unreachable” for alot of users, across different Internet networks.

Several users reported getting a message that clearly states that the site has been blocked under the order of DOT (Department of Telecommunications) of India.

It appears to be down for users on Jio, Airtel networks and other local ISPs. 

DuckDuckGo’s comment on the issue

To our users in India: We’ve received many reports our search engine is unreachable by much of India right now and have confirmed it is not due to us. We're actively talking to Internet providers to get to the bottom of it ASAP. Thank you for your patience.

— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) July 1, 2020

Effect of new Internet sites ban?

A whistleblower on Reddit revealed about the Government’s intention to ban 4000 sites. While the DuckDuckGo ban seems unprecedented, there has been speculations on censorship over the Internet access in India.

How to Access DuckDuckGo in India?

 DuckDuckGo on Twitter has explained the issue being on the DNS level. It can be resolved by changing DNS on your phone or computer.

Follow our simple guide to change DNS to Google DNS(or any DNS of your choice). Alternatively, you can check this guide by Cloudflare on changing DNS. 

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