Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 912 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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- Africa
- Americas
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Ongoing
11
ongoing shutdowns around the world
97
Internet shutdowns around the world since January 2025
14
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since January 2025
Since January 2025, the world’s population has lost a total of
23,642 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $81,556,470
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
August 2025
912 shutdowns
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 27 August 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the second round of high school exams, which is scheduled to end on 13 September.
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 August 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the first in an expected series during the second round of high school exams, which is scheduled to end on 13 September.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
MMS
Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 25 August 2025 between 6:30 and 7:45 local time (+3 UTC). This regional shutdown is part of a series during the public school exams, which are expected to occur every Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday until 8 September.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 1 hour
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Past
Regional shutdown
MMS
Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 23 August 2025 between 6:30 and 7:45 local time (+3 UTC). This regional shutdown is part of a series of shutdowns during the public school exams, which are expected to happen every Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday until 8 September.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 1 hour
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Past
Regional shutdown
SMS, Mobile Internet
Haryana
Haryana authorities ordered mobile Internet and SMS services to be suspended in Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri districts amid local unrest.
India
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- Total Duration 3 days
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Ongoing
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet
Balochistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reportedly ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile Internet services in the Balochistan region due to security concerns.
Pakistan
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- Total Duration 159 days, 16 hours
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 9:30 local time (+3 UTC) on 3 August 2025, the last day in this series of exam-related shutdowns.
Syria
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- Total Duration 1 hour
July 2025
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 9:30 local time (+3 UTC) on 31 July 2025.
Syria
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- Total Duration 1 hour
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 10:30 local time (+3 UTC) on 28 July 2025.
Syria
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- Total Duration 5 hours
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Past
National shutdown
The Syrian government, and in a joint statement between the Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Ministry of Education, announced that they will cut off mobile telecommunications for the shortest time and geographical locations possible around exam time and locations. The statement mentioned that the government studied alternative measures, but none could be implemented in time for the exams, and that landline telephony and Internet are exempt from the shutdown, and users will compensated for the times of disruption.However, measurements are showing considerable fall in national Internet traffic during the times stated in the shutdown tables below, between 8:15 and 11:00 local time (+3 UTC) on 21 July 2025.
Syria
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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