Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 912 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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Ongoing
12
ongoing shutdowns around the world
97
Internet shutdowns around the world since January 2025
15
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since January 2025
Since January 2025, the world’s population has lost a total of
24,035 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $90,028,097
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
September 2019
912 shutdowns
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Past
Regional shutdown
Internet Services
Azad Kashmir
In parts of Azad Kashmir, internet access has been cut as of 7th of September 2019 amid protests against India’s revocation of Article 370. Data show that PTCL networks were shut in Kashmir on multiple dates through August and the longest of these disruptions continues at the time of writing.
Pakistan
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Past
Regional shutdown
Curfew style downgrading of 3G and 4G internet from 5pm until 6am
Refugee Camps in Cox Bazar district and peninsula adjoining the Naf River
The order cut Internet services off completely in camps where Rohingya refugees were residing, and restricted the sale of mobile phones, SIM cards and services to Rohingya refugees. Blocking Internet access in areas where a humanitarian crisis is in full swing has detrimental consequences on aid agencies who need reliable access to coordinate, on the refugees themselves, many of whom depend on the Internet to communicate with loved ones and receive financial support from relatives around the world, and the local population in the areas where the Internet is being restricted.
Bangladesh
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- Total Duration 7 days
August 2019
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Past
National shutdown
Iraq
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- Total Duration 6 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Gangapur City, Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan
The administration has suspended mobile interest services in Gangapur City of Sawaimadhopur district after communal tension broke out in the city on Sunday. The administration has also imposed section 144 of CrPC banning gathering of five or more people.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Other modes of communications including phone lines disrupted
Papua, West Papua
Indonesia has blocked internet access in West Papua, a move that followed the government deployment of additional military and police personnel to the region to help to quell ongoing protests and secure vital public facilities.
Indonesia
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- Total Duration 15 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Internet Services
Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan has shut down internet access in Azad Kashmir as of amid widening protests against Article370 revocation;
Pakistan
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- Total Duration 0 minutes
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Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Jaipur city, Rajasthan state
Mobile internet services were suspended in 10 police stations of Jaipur to prevent spread of rumors after a clash between two groups, following an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims, reports the Hindustan Times. Internet has been suspended in Ramganj and Galta Gate police stations. According to the report, some people pelted a carrying Kanwariyas, and 20 buses were damaged in the situation. India Today reports the police as saying that they have identified 3 people who were spreading rumours on social media that people were being forced to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’, but this didn’t happen. Others involved in spreading the rumour are being pursued, per the report.
India
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- Total Duration 1 day
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Past
Regional shutdown
Internet Services
Kargil town, Jammu and Kashmir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the country in the wake of Centre’s decisions on abrogating provisions of Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcation the state into two union territories. He said the decision to scrap Article 370 will usher a new era of development in Jammu and Kashmir. He also urged industries to come and invest in the region. Meanwhile, internet services in Kargil have been interrupted after massive protests throughout the day, Earlier in the day, the Samjhauta Express arrived in India after Pakistan had stopped it earlier in the day. India had sent a train engine along with crew members to escort stranded passengers from Pakistan.
India
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Past
Regional shutdown
Broadband, Mobile, Landline
Police district of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir
Internet, mobile, and landline services were shut down for various lengths of time in Jammu and Kashmir from 5 August 2019 to 5 February 2021 to curb backlash during the state’s special status consideration under Article 370. Landlines were allowed from 18 August 2019. Postpaid mobile services were allowed from 14 October 2019. Broadband services for essential purposes were restored on 15 January 2020. 4G services were restored on 5 February 2021. Overall, the region experienced 213 days of no Internet and 550 days of partial or no connectivity, the longest shutdown in a democratic country at the time. Internet shutdowns during 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. The impact of this shutdown was compounded also by COVID-19 stay-at-home laws. Between August 2019 and July 2020, the economy of Kashmir lost INR 400,000 million and more than 100,000 jobs—mostly in the sectors of handicrafts, tourism, and information technology. Schoolchildren were particularly hampered during this time, as they weren't able to participate in online learning due to the reduced Internet speeds. Global climate change researchers were also impacted, not able to get access to important data from the sensitive Himalayan region.
India
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- Total Duration 550 days
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Past
Regional shutdown
Internet Services and mobile Services.
Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Put Under House Arrest, Internet Services Snapped as Kashmir Remains Tense.
India
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- Total Duration 175 days
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