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
105
Internet shutdowns around the world since June 2025
14
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since June 2025
30,243 hours
of Internet access have been lost by the the world’s population since June 2025, due to intentional disruptions.
Shutdowns
August 2023
947 shutdowns
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Past
National shutdown
Government of Iraq is imposing daily shutdowns during second stage of grade 9 school exams for the third day on 23 August 2023.The 4 hour shutdowns of access to the Internet affects everyone in Iraq, except Kurdistan region which had its own shutdowns as reported here. The local government belief that this will reduce cheating during high school exams. We have repeatedly written about here on Pulse, Internet shutdowns cause great harm to a country’s economy and society and are in our opinion NOT the appropriate mechanism to cope with potential exam cheating.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 4 hours
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Regional shutdown
West Champaran, Bihar
Authorities ordered for the Internet to be suspended in the Bagaha sub-division of West Champaran district following public unrest.
India
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- Total Duration 2 days
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Past
National shutdown
Government of Iraq is imposing daily shutdowns during second stage of grade 9 school exams for the second day on 22 August 2023.The 4 hour shutdowns of access to the Internet affects everyone in Iraq, except Kurdistan region which had its own shutdowns as reported here. The local government belief that this will reduce cheating during high school exams. We have repeatedly written about here on Pulse, Internet shutdowns cause great harm to a country’s economy and society and are in our opinion NOT the appropriate mechanism to cope with potential exam cheating.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 4 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Government of Iraq is imposing daily shutdowns during second stage of grade 9 school exams on 21 August 2023. The 4 hour shutdowns of access to the Internet affects everyone in Iraq, except Kurdistan region which had its own shutdowns as reported here. The local government belief that this will reduce cheating during high school exams. We have repeatedly written about here on Pulse, Internet shutdowns cause great harm to a country’s economy and society and are in our opinion NOT the appropriate mechanism to cope with potential exam cheating.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 4 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Syria
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- Total Duration 3 hours
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