Here’s the list of the countries where ChatGPT is unavailable and why
Italy recently banned ChatGPT in response to an order from the local data protection authority to halt processing Italians' data for the ChatGPT service
Italian authorities have imposed an immediate temporary limitation on the processing of Italian users' data by OpenAI. The company has also refunded the ChatGPT Plus subscription fee for users in Italy who purchased it in March
ChatGPT is also unavailable in China, instead, they have their own version called Ernie chatbot, made by the Chinese company Baidu
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is unavailable in Russia because the company decided to do so. This is in response to the Russia-Ukraine war
Cuba offers limited internet access as the government heavily regulates and censors internet access by blocking many websites and services. ChatGPT is unavailable in the country
Due to government prohibitions, OpenAI’s AI chatbot is not available in the country. The government heavily censors the internet, and access to many popular websites and services is restricted including ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has also distanced itself from Iran, making it inaccessible to all users in the country. Due to strict censorship laws, the country has also banned to use of the AI chatbot
The government heavily censors and filters internet access in the country, and hence restricts the use of several websites and services like ChatGPT
ChatGPT is unavailable to users in Hong Kong as it is also missing from OpenAI’s list of countries that can access ChatGPT