Voidly · Verboten · Title
1984
George Orwell · 1949 · original language en
1984 has been banned or restricted in 12 countries, across 25 documented acts of censorship dating back to 1949.
Countries
12
Ban events
25
Earliest
1949
Actions
Banned, Restricted
Where 1984 is banned or restricted
| Country | Action | Years | Reason | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Banned · school | 2024 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2024 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2024 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2024 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2024 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2023 | Political content, Violence | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2023 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2023 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 2023 | Political content | link → |
| China | Banned · government | 1985 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Banned · school | 1981 | Political content | link → |
| Argentina | Banned · government · historical | 1976 | Political content | link → |
| Cuba | Banned · government | 1959 | Political content | link → |
| Soviet Union | Banned · government · historical | 1950 | Political content | link → |
| Romania | Banned · government · historical | 1949 | Political content | link → |
| Hungary | Banned · government · historical | 1949 | Political content | link → |
| Bulgaria | Banned · government · historical | 1949 | Political content | link → |
| Albania | Banned · government · historical | 1949 | Political content | link → |
| Vietnam | Banned · government · historical | 1949 | Political content | link → |
| Poland | Banned · government · historical | 1949 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Restricted · school | 2024 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Restricted · school | 2024 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Restricted · school | 2023 | Political content | link → |
| United States | Restricted · school | 2023 | Political content | link → |
| Kuwait | Restricted · government · historical | 2016 | Political content | link → |
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.