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The Indian government recently banned 59 apps, including TikTok, Shareit, and Cam Scanner. Many people are now reporting that even the DuckDuckGo search engine is not available in the country. For those who don't know, DuckDuckGo is a search engine that emphasizes the protection and confidentiality of user data. The search engine company is based in the United States and stands out from the competition by not profiling its users.
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(Image credit: Future) In India, many users are reporting on Twitter and Reddit that the search engine is not accessible from their end. It looks like the URL is blocked through a DNS server because many people can still access it with a third-party DNS. The company also reacted to the situation and said that the problem was not happening on their end and that they are in contact with the local Internet providers to get to the bottom of things and resolve the issue as soon as possible. Furthermore, the company has also provided a temporary solution for those who are facing the issue by using a third-party DNS like 1.1.1.1 to resolve the issue. < p lang="en" dir="ltr">To our users in India: We have received numerous reports that our search engine is inaccessible in much of India at the moment and have confirmed that this is not due to we. We are actively talking with Internet providers to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience on Jul 1, 2020. Some ISPs are now lifting the restrictions and we were able to access the Jio and Aitel website from our end. However, there are currently more people who are facing problems. On Reddit, some of them are complaining that they can't access the Airtel network. While some users have stated that the site has been blocked as per the government instructions. The government had banned a total of 59 apps at the start of the week and TikTok was also confirmed to have stopped working in India, even with VPN services. Since the website is not yet accessible to everyone on all networks, it is better to use DNS as suggested by the company itself until the problem is resolved. Via Techworm