Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 951 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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Ongoing
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ongoing shutdowns around the world
97
Internet shutdowns around the world since June 2025
13
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since June 2025
31,238 hours
of Internet access have been lost by the the world’s population since June 2025, due to intentional disruptions.
Shutdowns
January 2022
951 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 21 to 23 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 21 to 23 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Yemen faced interrupted Internet after air strikes on the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, the main landing point for the country's undersea web connection, damaged its telecoms infrastructure. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
Yemen
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- Total Duration 3 days, 2 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 18 to 20 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 18 to 20 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
- Start
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 18 to 20 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
- Start
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 15 to 17 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 15 to 17 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
- Start
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities have extended orders for Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir from 15 to 17 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 6 hours
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Srinagar
Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in Arunachal Pradesh's capital, Itanagar, from 13 to 15 January to prevent the occurrence of "serious law and order problems” during a proposed protest against the local government. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country or other countries.
India
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- Total Duration 2 days