Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 908 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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Ongoing
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ongoing shutdowns around the world
94
Internet shutdowns around the world since December 2024
14
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since December 2024
Since December 2024, the world’s population has lost a total of
21,687 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $74,559,660
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
Shutdowns for India
May 2019
421 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, May 12 (UNI) Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a cop, who deserted police last year, were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shopian district in south Kashmir, official sources said. Mobile internet service has been suspended in Shopian as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of rumours.
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Mobile Internet Services
Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir
Police have constituted a special investigation team to investigate the alleged rape case of a 3-year-old girl in Bandipora district on May 8. Police have already arrested the accused. The mobile internet was suspended Sunday evening in thedistrict to prevent rumour mongering. A police official said the services were suspended as lot ofpictures, videos and “fake messages” were being shared on various social mediaplatforms.
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Mobile Internet Services
Hailakandi, Barak Vally, Assam
An uneasy calm prevailed in Assam’s restive Hailakandi town in Barak Valley where prohibitory orders, clamped under Section 144 of the CrPC, have been extended by 24 hours and mobile internet services suspended on Saturday.
India
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- Total Duration 3 days
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Regional shutdown
Internet Services
Sopore area of Baramulla district, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir
A shutdown is being observed in Sopore area of Baramulla district against the killing of a local militant in Amshipora-Ramnagri village of Shopian on Friday early morning. Reports said that soon after the news of the killing of rumoured militant identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi, a resident of Model Town Sopore spread, all the shops, educational institutes and other business establishments remained shut in the town. However, authorities are yet to identify the slain militant. Following the episode, internet services were also suspended in the area for precautionary measures.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Internet Services
Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Authorities on Saturday suspended the internet services in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district following an encounter between the government forces and militants at Aripal Tral area of Pulwama district. Reports said that soon after the news of an encounter spread, the internet services in the district were restricted by the authorities. An official said that the service has been suspended for the “precautionary measures”.
India
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- Total Duration 4 days, 9 hours
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Regional shutdown
Internet Services
South Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
Shopian: One militant has been killed in an encounter that rages between Government forces and militants in Imam Sahib area of Shopian on Friday early morning. An official told KNO that one militant was killed in an encounter so far that raged in Adkhara area of Imam Sahib in Shopian and operation is on.
India
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- Total Duration 4 days
April 2019
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Regional shutdown
South Kashmir, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
India
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet
Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir
Two Kashmiri militants affiliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen group were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said. Following specific information about militant presence in Bijbehara town, the security forces had surrounded the Baghander Mohalla late on Wednesday. At day break, the militants were challenged and they fired back triggering the encounter. The slain terrorists were identified as 25-year-old Kashmiri men Safder Amin Bhat from Bijbehara itself and Burhan Ahmad Ganaie of Malipora Hablish in Kulgam. Searches were underway in the area and mobile Internet services have been suspended in the district as a precautionary measure
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Sikar, Rajasthan
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Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
On April 22, 2019, India experienced an internet shutdown in some regions, coinciding with the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings. This shutdown was primarily implemented as a preventive measure to avoid the spread of misinformation and fake news via social media platforms, which could incite communal tensions or violence.
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- Total Duration 2 days
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