India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking order
India, one of Supabase’s biggest markets, is seeing patchy access after a government block order.
TL;DR
- Supabase's website has been blocked in India by a government order issued on February 24 under Section 69A of the IT Act.
- Access to Supabase has been patchy across multiple internet providers, affecting developers and businesses in the country.
- The Indian government has not publicly stated a reason for the blocking order.
- Workarounds like switching DNS settings or using a VPN have been suggested, but may not be practical for all users.
- India is Supabase's fourth-largest source of traffic, accounting for about 9% of global visits.
- The incident highlights broader concerns about India's website blocking regime and its potential consequences for developers.