Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 947 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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Ongoing
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ongoing shutdowns around the world
104
Internet shutdowns around the world since June 2025
14
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since June 2025
30,339 hours
of Internet access have been lost by the the world’s population since June 2025, due to intentional disruptions.
Shutdowns
June 2025
947 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 4 June 2025 between 6:30 and 7:30 local time (+3 UTC). This regional shutdown is part of an expected series during the public school exams, which last until 29 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 1 hour
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National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 2 June 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June, however, the last exam on June 4th did not coincide with a shutdown, an explanation according to local community is that the subject of the exam, French, Kurdish, and Turkmen languages, is only required by specific schools and not required from all students.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 1 June 2025 between 6:30 and 7:30 local time (+3 UTC). This regional shutdown is the first in an expected series during the public school exams, which last until 29 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 1 hour
May 2025
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 31 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 28 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 26 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 24 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 22 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 20 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC).between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC) on the morning of 20 May 2025
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet
Punjab
Local authorities reportedly ordered mobile Internet services to be suspended in the city of Faridkot, Punjab, from 22:00 local time on 8 May 2025.
India
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- Total Duration 18 hours
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