Description of the issue: Today (or maybe a few days ago) brave search stopped working, telling me, that “This service is not available in your region”. I am currently in Ukraine, not in the occupied zone (Zaporizhzhya, if need to be more specific). New policy, or wrong location restrictions?
Brave Version (check About Brave): on PC v 1.91.172, android Brave 1.91.171, Chromium 149.0.7827.103, on different laptops (not latest version there).
Operating System: win 11, android 16.
Please edit your Original Post (“OP”) above, in order to COMPLETE the Brave Browser versions tested and Operating Systems used. And, are you using Premium Brave Search?
Test: Brave Browser (desktop users) New Private Window with Tor?
Test: Brave Browser (desktop users) > Guest Profile?
According to Brave Search (Answer with AI):
Brave Search [Premium] and other Brave services are explicitly unavailable or limited in specific countries due to legal and regulatory compliance. As of mid-2025, these “unavailable jurisdictions” include:
Asia/Middle East: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, State of Palestine, Syria, Yemen.
Europe: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine.
Africa: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zimbabwe.
Americas/Caribbean: Cuba, Venezuela.
Other: Hong Kong, Macao.
Users in these regions generally cannot access Brave services, meaning Premium accounts cannot be activated or used there.
NOTE: AI is known for sometimes not being accurate, making mistakes and errors.
Not using Brave premium. Not using Tor. Not a guest profile.