Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 877 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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- Africa
- Americas
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Ongoing
12
ongoing shutdowns around the world
113
Internet shutdowns around the world since August 2024
14
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since August 2024
Since August 2024, the world’s population has lost a total of
24,726 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $30,122,098
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
May 2019
877 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir
Mobile Internet was suspended in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on FRiday soon after the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hathlangoo village.
India
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Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Doda, Jammu and Kashmir
Curfew continued in Bhaderwah town and its outskirts and mobile internet services remained suspended across Doda district for a second day on Friday. However, no untoward incident was reported from any place.
India
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- Total Duration 8 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
It was a clash between terrorists and security forces that resulted in the death of three terrorists. Two soldiers and one civilian were injured. Protesters rose up, and internet access was also suspended.
India
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Service blocking
Instagram, Periscope
Temporary yet persistent blocks to social media sites and independent news outlets have impacted reporting of the ongoing crisis in the country, with many Venezuelans relying on relatives abroad to send them news on the unrest. The government has blocked many news websites since 2018, leaving locals to rely on messaging apps like Whatsapp and Telegram to stay informed. Journalists and news websites have started channels on Telegram and initiatives like Public Information Service, which pushes one-minute audio recordings of the day’s top news through WhatsApp groups. Some locals lament that limited connectivity has restricted their ability to confirm the information they receive.
Venezuela
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Past
National shutdown
Iraq
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- Total Duration 7 days
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Past
Service blocking
Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Viber, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger
Sri Lanka has banned social media again following a reported flare-up in religious tensions, three weeks after a series of suicide bombings rocked the country.Facebook (FB) and its mobile messaging platform WhatsApp were both blocked on Monday, as was another popular messaging app, Viber, a senior Sri Lankan government official said.The platforms were blocked to prevent “social unrest via hate messages and false information,” Nalaka Kaluwewa, director general of the country’s Department of Government Information, told CNN.
Sri Lanka
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- Total Duration 3 days, 23 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
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.
India
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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.
India
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Regional shutdown
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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Past
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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