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Internet Shutdowns

Learn more about Internet shutdown events occurring around the world and find out more about the economic and human impact of these actions.

Enabling Technologies

Learn more about adoption rates for some of the key technologies that are essential for the continued growth and evolution of the global Internet.

In the News

[Pakistan] The Digital Iron Curtain22 May 2023
China Again Signals Desire to Shape Global IPv6 Standards28 April 2023
How Africans Can Prepare for Internet Shutdowns25 April 2023
Internet Shuts Down in Sudan as Crises Escalates24 April 2023
The Telecom Bill’s Internet Shutdown Switch: A Road to Excessive Delegation?22 April 2023

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May 24, 2023

A Standard to Increase Availability, Accessibility of Terrestrial Fiber Infrastructure Data

Juan Peirano

Categories: Resilience

Open Fibre Data Standard seeks to streamline the process of making sense of the data and enable public and private sector stakeholders to make data-driven decisions about terrestrial fiber projects.

May 22, 2023

Iraq Ministry of Communication Takes Positive Action Against Shutdowns

Hanna Kreitem

Disruptions Observer, Internet Society

Categories: Shutdown

Last week, the Internet Society Pulse team received news that the Iraq Ministry of Communication has considered requests to not shut down access to the Internet during the upcoming general exams. This is a positive result given Iraq’s long and unopposed history of unjustifiably shutting down the Internet during exam periods to curb cheating, This news […]

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May 19, 2023

Oups! French Government Mistakenly Blocks Telegram Access for Millions

Dan York

Director, Internet Technology, Internet Society

Categories: Shutdown

On the morning of 13 May, 2023, people across France woke up to discover that the Telegram messaging service was not working in the way that it usually did.