Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 908 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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- Africa
- Americas
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Ongoing
10
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
20,697 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $74,278,981
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
November 2020
908 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Data
Minsk
Belarus
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- Total Duration 11 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Kupwara district
Temporary suspension of Telecom Services due to public safety issues in Kupwara district on 13 November 2020. 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 2 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
All districts from Jammu and Kashmir
Temporary suspension of Telecom Services due to public safety issues in all districts from Jammu and Kashmir on 12 November 2020.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 14 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
in Jammu and Kashmir'
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Temporary suspension of Telecom Services due to public safety issues in Jammu and Kashmir on 10 November 2020.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
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Past
Regional shutdown
Awantipora
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Western Oromia, Wellega
The shutdown in Tigray, home to around 6 million people, has hampered the delivery of aid, cut people’s contact with loved ones, devastated the local economy, and stopped reporters from bringing the plight of the region to the world’s stage. A new report by Top10VPN, a London-based VPN review firm that assesses internet privacy, security, and freedom, estimated that local businesses have lost $145.8 million just in 2021 due to the blackout in Tigray. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization was quoted as saying it needed to resort to communicating via paper reports that had to be delivered by hand. Internet access restrictions also exacerbated the spread of misinformation during the conflict, as people struggled to get access to news about what was happening on the ground, fuelling speculations and falsehoods.
Ethiopia
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- Total Duration 818 days, 19 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Tigray
The Ethiopian government restricted telephone and internet services to the troubled Tigray region, in response to an ambush on the military on 3 November 2020.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.
Ethiopia
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- Total Duration 2 days, 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Arunachal Pradesh
India
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- Total Duration 0 minutes
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Past
Regional shutdown
Pulwama district
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
October 2020
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