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
January 2020
908 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
but for Ganderbal and Udhampur'
'All districts of Jammu and Kashmir
India
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- Total Duration 285 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh
India
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- Total Duration 0 minutes
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Past
Regional shutdown
West Wollega
'Kellem Wollega
Human rights organizations warned that the shutdown deprived citizens of news and information about the COVID-19 pandemic, including public health information relayed through national mobile phone campaigns. The shutdown also ended the online campaign for the rescue of local students who were abducted from a local university in January, making it more difficult to locate them. It likewise impaired local residents’ ability to alert each other to approaching fighting as conflict between government forces and the rebels intensified.
Ethiopia
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- Total Duration 89 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Amdanga and Deganga
Duttapukur
India
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- Total Duration 4 days
December 2019
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Past
Regional shutdown
Districts that border India
The shutdown of roughly 2,000 mobile phone towers affected 32 border districts, with roughly 10 million mobile phone subscribers.
Bangladesh
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- Total Duration 2 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Bijnor, Bulandshahar, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Agra, Firozabad, Sambhal, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Rampur, Sitapur and Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has placed the state on high alert and blacked out Internet connectivity in 21 districts over concerns of further protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act erupting after the Friday prayers.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Service blocking
Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp
Capital, Rajasthan
Internet services will remain suspended in the Rajasthan capital from 6 am to 8 pm on Sunday, 22nd December in wake of protest being staged by a community against the Citizen Amendment Act and the protest march being taken out by the ruling Congress, to be led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlol. All internet services ranging from 2G to 4G shall remain suspended on Sunday. Data mobile internet, bulk SMS-MMS, Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter and other social media through internet service providers shall remain suspended.
India
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- Total Duration 16 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Several cities in Uttar Pradesh
Internet services have been suspended in Prayagraj till Tuesday in view of the protests against the amended Citizenship Act. Internet services have also been suspended Firozabad till 8 pm on Monday to check the spread of misinformation.
India
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- Total Duration 2 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Madhya Pradesh
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka
The Karnataka government has suspended mobile internet services in Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday night for the next 48 hours after two persons were killed in police firing during violent protests in Mangaluru against the controversial citizenship law. The decision to suspend internet from 10pm was taken in order to prevent misuse of social media platforms to disturb peace and tranquillity, and for maintaining law-and-order situation, according to a notification.
India
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- Total Duration 2 days
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