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Between 2019 and 2025, Pulse recorded 916 Internet Shutdown events across 61 countries, spanning five continents.

Iran’s June 2025 Internet shutdown was not simply a national blackout: many networks remained visible in global routing data, while services inside them became unreachable from outside.

The lack of standardized censorship methods is unintentionally affecting critical sectors in Iraq, including education, business infrastructure, research platforms, and public services.

The Iranian case points to a broader shift in how digital connectivity may be governed amid geopolitical volatility.

OONI crowdsourced network measurement data enables research and supports advocacy and rapid response to Internet censorship events.

Sudan is again experiencing exam-related Internet shutdowns. However, Starlink is keeping the Internet on for a significant proportion of users.

Pulse has so far tracked three election-related Internet shutdown events in 2026, the same number for all of 2025.

National-scale censors have been observed engaging in traffic filtering targeted at new and secure transport protocols such as QUIC.

Geopolitical restrictions are making proposed technical solutions to strengthen Internet resilience difficult in countries experiencing conflict.

New research shows that eight popular, commercial VPN apps operate deceptively, exposing more than 700 million users to authoritarian surveillance.

Internet fragmentation has been conceived of too narrowly–as have the tools that might combat it.

Nepal's Internet users are experiencing disrupted Internet connectivity and access to web services.