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DuckDuckGo, the privacy-oriented search engine website seems to be blocked in India. The event was noticed after a number of customers over the Web identified that they had been unable to entry the web site on their PCs and smartphones through Airtel and Reliance Jio cellular networks. The block can be reported on Airtel broadband connections. Devices 360 has reached out to each Airtel and Reliance Jio for extra particulars over this matter.
The US-based DuckDuckGo appears to be blocked days after the federal government banned 59 Chinese language apps in India. The federal government had mentioned the apps posed a threat to India’s safety and had been prejudicial to the nation’s sovereignty and integrity. Nonetheless, neither the federal government nor telco operators like Airtel and Reliance Jio have clarified the explanations for blocking DuckDuckGo in India.
In the meantime, DuckDuckGo acknowledged getting consumer stories in regards to the situation and famous that the disruption was not from its finish. The search engine additionally mentioned that it was working with ISPs to know why it was not accessible to some customers.
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To our customers in India: We have acquired many stories our search engine is unreachable by a lot of India proper now and have confirmed it isn’t because of us. We’re actively speaking to Web suppliers to resolve it ASAP. Thanks in your endurance.
— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) July 1, 2020
Following this growth, a number of customers took to social media platforms, expressing anger in opposition to what looks like an arbitrary determination. The Web Shutdowns watchdog deal with run by the Software program Freedom Legislation Centre tweeted that it was unable to entry the DuckDuckGo web site on Airtel India connections.
We’re not in a position to entry @DuckDuckGo search engine from @airtelindia. Please tell us if you’ll be able to connect with it by means of your web service supplier. @SFLCin
— InternetShutdowns.in (@NetShutdowns) July 1, 2020
Not working for me on Jio what occurred @JioCare @DuckDuckGo? https://t.co/yD7docJxnY
— Siddhesh | The Greatest CAR Weblog Ever (@Super_Siddy) July 1, 2020
A number of customers additionally took to Reddit after they had been unable to make use of DuckDuckGo on their PCs and smartphones through Airtel and Jio connections.
At Devices 360, some workforce members had been in a position to entry the DuckDuckGo web site on their Airtel broadband and cellular connections, whereas others weren’t in a position to. Neither the cellular web site nor the cellular app labored on Airtel cellular connections or broadband networks. “A server with the desired hostname couldn’t be discovered,” the app confirmed. The web site was accessible by us on Jio Fiber and Jio cellular connections as properly, aside from Vodafone cellular connections. As talked about, Devices 360 has reached out to each Airtel and Reliance Jio for extra particulars over this matter, together with how some customers are in a position to entry the web site, whereas others will not be.
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In the meantime, a number of customers have identified that the privacy-focused search engine labored with VPN.
This isn’t the primary time telcos are discovered to be blocking privacy-oriented platforms within the nation. Final yr, Reliance Jio arbitrarily blocked entry to Telegram web site. The Mukesh Ambani-led firm had additionally blocked VPN and proxy web sites in India.
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