Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 908 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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ongoing shutdowns around the world
Internet shutdowns around the world since December 2024
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since December 2024
Since December 2024, the world’s population has lost a total of
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
Shutdowns for India
February 2019
421 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
Internet Mobile suspended in South Kashmir and speed reduced to 2G in Srinagar
Srinagar, South Kashmir, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
Following a deadly attack on security forces in the Pulwama district of Kashmir, mobile internet services have been suspended in southern Kashmir, and connection speeds have been reduced to 2G in the city of Srinagar. This measure, taken by the authorities for security and law and order reasons, aims to prevent any misuse of social networks likely to provoke unrest.
India
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- Total Duration 5 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
internet
Aligarh district, Uttar pradesh
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were imposed and internet services ordered suspended for 24 hours in Aligarh district on Wednesday following a clash between groups of students in AMU a day before. Several students were injured in the campus violence.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day, 10 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Local authorities ordered mobile Internet services to be suspended to quell civil unrest following a reported terrorist attack, Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day, 4 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan
According to local reports, local authorities ordered Internet services in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district to be suspended in response to protests by members of the Gujjar community. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Imphal and several other places, Manipur
Local authorities ordered mobile Internet services to be suspended for five days across Imphal state, as part of its response to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir
India
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- Total Duration 2 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Authorities ordered mobile Internet service to be suspended in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district following civil unrest.
India
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- Total Duration 0 minutes
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Jammu and Kashmir
Authorities ordered mobile Internet services to be suspended as a precautionary measure for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Pulwama and Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir
On 1 February 2019, authorities ordered local telecommunication providers to suspend mobile data services in Pulwama and the neighboring Shopian district of South Kashmir to maintain law and order following a gunfight. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 0 minutes
January 2019
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