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Tracking Internet Shutdowns in 2023
As of the end of 2023, governments and other actors across 18 countries intentionally disrupted Internet connectivity or blocked access to specific Internet services for their citizens.
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Reviewing our Predictions for 2023
Learn how the Internet continued to evolve in 2023 and how it may in 2024.
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Ending Internet Poverty
The number of people living in Internet poverty continues to fall thanks largely to fall in cost of Internet.
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Monitoring Reports of Internet Shutdown in Libya
Multiple media reports coming out of Libya indicate that Internet and telephone connectivity have been shut down in the city of Derna.
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Measuring Africa’s Internet Resilience — What’s Changed
With the new Internet Resilience Index, we can now see how African countries compare to the rest of the world.
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Ranking the Top 10 Longest Service Blocking Shutdowns
How does Ethiopia's recently-ended 158-day service-blocking shutdown compare to others ordered by governments around the world?
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Tracking Internet Shutdowns in 2023
As of the end of June 2023, governments and other actors across 15 countries have intentionally disrupted Internet connectivity or blocked access to specific Internet services to their citizens.
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Algeria: Exam Season 2023 Internet Shutdowns
Follow the latest on exam-related shutdowns in Algeria.
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DNSSEC Validation in 2022: Africa Leads With Amazing Growth
2022 saw solid growth in DNSSEC validation around the world with some amazing increases in African countries.
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Nigeria Regulator and Advisors Collaborate to Strengthen Internet
The Internet Society Nigeria Chapter has been collaborating and informing the national regulator on threats against the Internet, including nullify rumors of Internet shutdown during the recent Nigerian elections.
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Rwanda Signs Up for DNSSEC
Rwanda becomes the 17th African country to deploy DNSSEC at its ccTLD.
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The Gambia’s Internet Outage Through an Internet Resilience Lens
On 4 January 2022, The Gambia was completely cut off from the Internet for more than eight hours.
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