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Iraq age-verification & online ID laws

None

Iraq currently has no enacted online age-verification or digital-ID law. This page tracks any proposals and how the rules compare elsewhere.

Laws & bills on record

No age-verification, social-media, app-store, or device-level law is currently on record for Iraq.

VPN restrictions

ISPs have been ordered to block consumer VPN providers since 2014 (originally to disrupt ISIS communications); enforcement targets providers rather than users, and protest-time internet shutdowns are common.

Effective: 2014

Source: ipdrop.io

Frequently asked questions

Are VPNs restricted in Iraq?

ISPs have been ordered to block consumer VPN providers since 2014 (originally to disrupt ISIS communications); enforcement targets providers rather than users, and protest-time internet shutdowns are common.

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