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We curate data from trusted sources to help everyone understand the health, availability and evolution of the global Internet.

Ongoing Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns in last 12 months
Global HTTPS Adoption
Global IPv6 Adoption

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.

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    Read the latest blog posts on the Pulse Blog:

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    June 14, 2022

    Why School Exams are Disrupting Everyone’s Internet Access

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    Hanna Kreitem
    Disruptions Observer
    Categories: Internet Shutdown, Shutdown

    Internet access is an essential part of life for many people around the globe – but not during the school exam period in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This is the message that is conveyed by the ongoing disruption of Internet access for millions of people, in part or in full, to stop students cheating on public exams in several countries, including Syria, Sudan, Jordan, and Algeria. Often used as […]

    June 9, 2022

    An Eye On The Numbers: IPv6 Deployment

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    Mat Ford
    Technology Insights
    Categories: Technology

    On Internet Society Pulse we present a variety of different measurements that help to illustrate the extent and variation in IPv6 deployment around the world and across the networks that comprise the global Internet. June 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of World IPv6 Launch so we thought this would be a good time to reflect on some of […]

    May 31, 2022

    Offline: When Exams Disrupt Everyone’s Internet

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    Sebastian Schonfeld
    Categories: Internet Shutdown, Internet Shutdown, Shutdown

    Every year, throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, millions of people are cut off from the Internet for lengthy periods while students take their school exams.In many countries in the region, national school exams are a major annual event. They can have a huge impact on people’s futures and the results usually […]