No ChatGPT In These Countries 🛑

Key takeaway

• ChatGPT is unavailable in 20 countries due to government censorship, privacy laws, or business decisions on OpenAI's side

China’s “Great Firewall”

The Great Firewall of China is a term used to describe the Chinese government’s internet censorship infrastructure. It combines legislation, technological filtering, and surveillance mechanisms. 

In short, ChatGPT is banned in China because OpenAI’s website and APIs are hosted on U.S. servers. VPN usage is a common workaround, but this can also be criminalized in China.