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If Linktree is not working in India for you, the most likely cause is your network, not your page. In August 2025 Linktree was blocked on Jio, ACT Fibernet, Tikona, Asianet and other Indian networks for about a week, then restored for most users. The fix for your audience is a second route to your links that does not depend on one service.
This post sets out what was reported at the time, with sources and dates, how to check whether your own link loads, and what to do so a block on one service does not cut you off from the people who tap your bio. I make Posy, which is one of the options below, so weigh that part accordingly.
#What happened in August 2025
Here is the timeline, using only what the reports said.
| Date | What was reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2025 | Linktree had been inaccessible on several Indian ISPs for about a week. A security researcher found it blocked on Jio, Tikona, ACT Fibernet, Asianet and smaller providers. A MeitY official said they knew of no blocking order. | The Hindu |
| 18 Aug 2025 | The site had briefly shown a message suggesting a government block, then a generic SSL error. The app was also unreachable. Linktree said it was investigating. | TechCrunch |
| 23 Aug 2025 | CEO Alex Zaccaria said service had been "restored for the majority of users". Linktree offered affected users three months of a paid plan at no cost. A DoT official said the block was issued by a security agency, without naming it. | The Hindu |
| 26 Aug 2025 | MediaNama updated its report: the site was working in India again, and the reason for the block was still unclear. | MediaNama |
Two things stand out. First, nobody published a reason. Second, the block hit the service, not individual pages. If your bio pointed at a Linktree page, it did not matter how good the page was: visitors on those networks saw an error.
I have not included anything about blocks after August 2025, because I could not find a dated, reliable report of one. If your link fails today, check it yourself with the steps below before assuming it is the same thing.
#How to check if your link is blocked or just down
A page can fail for many reasons: an outage, a bad redirect, a DNS problem or a block on one network. A few minutes of testing tells them apart.
- Open it on two networks. Try your mobile data (say Jio or Airtel) and your home broadband. If it loads on one and not the other, the problem is that network.
- Ask someone in another city or country to open it. If it works for them, the service is up and the issue is local.
- Read the error. A browser message about a certificate or SSL, on a site that normally works, is the pattern TechCrunch described in 2025. A "page not found" is more likely a problem with your username or link.
- Check the service's status or social accounts. Linktree posted on X when it was investigating the 2025 outage.
If your link only fails on certain networks, there is nothing you can change on the page itself. What you can change is where your bio points.
#What to do so your bio link keeps working
The lesson from 2025 is not "avoid Linktree". It is "do not let one address be the only way in". Any service can have an outage or be blocked somewhere. These steps help whichever tool you use.
#Use Instagram's own links as a backup
Instagram lets you add up to 5 links to your bio without a subscription. Put your link page first, and add your most important direct link (your shop, your channel, your booking form) second. If the page fails, people still have one way through. The steps are in how to add a link in your Instagram bio.
#Put your page on your own domain
This is the strongest fix. If your bio says yourname.in and that domain points at your link page, you can move the page to another service in an afternoon and never touch your bio, your business cards or your old posts. A block on one provider then becomes a settings change, not a crisis.
#Keep a copy of your links
Export or copy your links somewhere you control. Moving is fast when you have the list. Moving from memory during an outage is not.
#Pick a host that suits your audience
If most of your visitors are in India, a page served from India loads quickly on mobile networks. That does not make any service immune to a block, but speed on 4G is still worth having.
#Where Posy fits
Posy is a free, open-source link in bio. Each page is drawn as a scene: polaroids on a desk, a watercolour, a lofi desktop. For someone in India worried about the 2025 episode, a few facts are relevant.
- It runs in Mumbai. The posy.page app is deployed to Vercel's Mumbai region (bom1).
- It is free to start. Unlimited links and the Painted, Desk and Lofi looks cost nothing. Pro is $5 a month or $48 a year and adds your own domain, the Washi, Cobalt and Night looks, and removes the "Made with Posy" link.
- You can take it with you. A page is one JSON file you can download from Settings.
- You can run it yourself. It is MIT licensed, so if you would rather depend on no hosted service at all, you can run the whole app on your own server, with every look included. See how to self-host it.
To be clear about the limit: Posy can be blocked or go down like any website. What it offers is a choice of host, an export and a self-hosting path, which together make moving easy.
#Where Posy is not the right pick
- You sell from your bio page. Posy has no checkout. If you sell courses or digital products directly from the page, a storefront tool like Stan or Beacons is closer to what you need.
- You want ₹ pricing today. Pro is priced in US dollars.
- Linktree works for you. If your page loads on your audience's networks and you are happy with it, keep it, add a backup link and own your domain. Switching is not the only answer.
If you want a broader comparison, see Linktree alternatives in 2026 or the Linktree alternative page.
#FAQ
#Is Linktree banned in India?
There is no public record of a ban. In August 2025 it was blocked on several networks for about a week, and on 23 August 2025 Linktree's CEO told The Hindu that service had been restored for most users. No reason for the block was made public.
#Which networks were affected in 2025?
The Hindu reported that Linktree was blocked on Jio, Tikona, ACT Fibernet, Asianet and smaller providers, based on testing by security researcher Karan Saini on 16 August 2025.
#Why does my Linktree page load on Wi-Fi but not on mobile data?
That points to a problem on one network, not on your page. Test on a third network or ask someone elsewhere to open it, and add a backup link to your bio while you find out.
#Will moving to another link-in-bio tool protect me from blocks?
Not on its own. Any website can be blocked. Owning your domain and keeping a backup link in your bio protect you, because you can repoint the domain or send people to the second link.
#Is Posy free in India?
Yes. The free plan has unlimited links and three looks. Pro costs $5 a month or $48 a year, and self-hosting is free with every look.
