Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 876 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Europe
- Oceania
Ongoing
11
ongoing shutdowns around the world
112
Internet shutdowns around the world since August 2024
14
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since August 2024
Since August 2024, the world’s population has lost a total of
23,961 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $29,087,847
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
Shutdowns for Ecuador
October 2019
2 shutdowns
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Past
National shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Major mobile operator Claro has been affected by a multi-hour outage extending to large swaths of the country, later narrowing to the capital Quito. The outage coincides with President Lenin Moreno declaring a curfew amidst ongoing public protests against the government’s austerity measures. Meanwhile, Telefónica Movistar released a statement saying that part of its telecommunications infrastructure was affected by unknown actors, which could degrade its services. A report subsequently published by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) highlighted that interruption in the state’s fiberoptic cabling could impact other telecom operators, like Movistar, that use those cables to provide their services.Ecuador
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Past
Service blocking
Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that social media backend image and CDN servers were temporarily disrupted in Ecuador with state-run operator Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) on Monday, 7 October 2019 amid a spiralling political crisis and widespread protests.Ecuador
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