Iraq
6 June, 2023 04:00 - 08:00 (4 hours)
Local Impact
Iraq has again experienced an exam-related Internet shutdown, the third such scheduled shut down by the government since 1 June 2023.
As 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.
Data and Analysis
IODA measurements show a drop in Internet connectivity in Iraq beginning around 1:00 UTC and resuming around 5:30 UTC.
![](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-06-07-at-12-29-58-IODA-1024x442.png)
Cloudflare Radar shows a similar outage, along with the two previous exam-related outages since 1 June.
![](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cloudflare-radar-traffic-trends-xy-20230607-20230607-1024x576.png)
Economic Impact
USD $3,636,302
Shutdown Type
National
Community Analysis
https://twitter.com/IODA_live/status/1665916355302899713?s=20