Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 869 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Europe
- Oceania
Ongoing
11
ongoing shutdowns around the world
133
Internet shutdowns around the world since July 2024
17
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since July 2024
Since July 2024, the world’s population has lost a total of
31,467 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $463,042,703
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
Shutdowns for Syrian Arab Republic
July 2025
68 shutdowns
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 10:00 local time (+3 UTC) on 12 July 2025.Syria
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- Total Duration 1 hour
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 9:30 local time (+3 UTC) on 9 July 2025.Syria
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- Total Duration 1 hour
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 9:00 local time (+3 UTC) on 3 July 2025.Syria
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- Total Duration 45 minutes
June 2025
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 9:00 local time (+3 UTC) on 29 June 2025.Syria
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- Total Duration 45 minutes
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 9:00 local time (+3 UTC) on 24 June 2025.Syria
- Start
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- Total Duration 45 minutes
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 9:00 local time (+3 UTC) on 21 June 2025.Syria
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- Total Duration 45 minutes
August 2024
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Past
National shutdown
At the request of the Syrian Ministry of Education, the Internet in Syria was suspended on the morning of 8 August 2024, between 7:00 and 10:00 local time (+3 UTC) ahead of the last day of the second round of high school exams as per announcement by Syria Telecom. The company issued a schedule for the Internet and telecommunication services shutdown. Along with this shutdown event, mobile telecommunication is also scheduled to be shut off between 9:00 and 10:00 local time (+3 UTC). The first shutdown event in this series happened on 25 July. The #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged Syrian and other authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams, noting the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on countries, and their violation of human rights. Since 2019, Syria has ordered multiple Internet shutdowns, all related to exams.Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
National shutdown
At the request of the Syrian Ministry of Education, the Internet in Syria was suspended on the morning of 6 August 2024, between 7:00 and 10:15 local time (+3 UTC) ahead of the second round of high school exams as per announcement by Syria Telecom. The company issued a schedule for the Internet and telecommunication services shutdown. Along with this shutdown event, mobile telecommunication is also scheduled to be shut off between 9:00 and 10:15 local time (+3 UTC). The first shutdown event in this series happened on 25 July. The #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged Syrian and other authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams, noting the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on countries, and their violation of human rights. Since 2019, Syria has ordered multiple Internet shutdowns, all related to exams.Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
National shutdown
At the request of the Syrian Ministry of Education, the Internet in Syria was suspended on the morning of 5 August 2024, between 7:00 and 9:45 local time (+3 UTC) ahead of the second round of high school exams as per the announcement by Syria Telecom. The company issued a schedule for the Internet and telecommunication services shut down. Along with this shutdown event, mobile telecommunication is also scheduled to be shut off between 9:00 and 9:45 local time (+3 UTC). The first shutdown event in this series happened on 25 July. The #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged Syrian and other authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams, noting the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on countries, and their violation of human rights. Since 2019, Syria has ordered multiple Internet shutdowns, all related to exams.Syria
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
At the request of the Syrian Ministry of Education, the Internet in Syria was suspended on the morning of 4 August 2024, between 7:00 and 10:15 local time (+3 UTC) ahead of the second round of high school exams as per the announcement by Syria Telecom. The company issued a schedule for the Internet and telecommunication services shut down. Along with this shutdown event, mobile telecommunication is also scheduled to be shut off between 9:00 and 10:15 local time (+3 UTC). The first shutdown event in this series happened on 25 July. The #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged Syrian and other authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams, noting the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on countries, and their violation of human rights. Since 2019, Syria has ordered multiple Internet shutdowns, all related to exams.Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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