Iraq
13 June, 2023 01:00 - 05:00 (4 hours)
Local Impact
Iraq has again experienced an exam-related Internet shutdown, the sixth such scheduled shutdown 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
Cloudflare Radar measurements show the shutdown beginning around 01:00 UTC and resuming around 05:00 UTC on Tuesday, 13 June 2023.
![Chart from Cloudflare Radar showing the Internet shutdown in Iraq on 13 June.](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iraq-outage-2023-jun-13-cloudflare.jpg)
IODA measurements show the similar drop.
![Chart from IODA showing measurements of Internet connectivity and the drop during the shutdown period.](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iraq-ioda-13-june-2023-1024x491.jpg)
Google’s Transparency Report also shows the near-total drop in web searches from Iraq.
![Chart from Google showing the drop in web searches coming from Iraq.](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iraq-google-transparency-report-13-jun-2023-1024x557.jpg)
Economic Impact
USD $3,636,302
Shutdown Type
National
Pulse Analysis
- Iraq: Exam-Related Internet Shutdowns Continue Into Third Week [12 June]
- Iraq: Four Exam-Related Internet Shutdowns in the Last Eight Days [8 June]
- Iraq Experiences Third Exam-Related Shutdown For Year [6 June]
- Second Exam-Related Internet Shutdown, Iraq [4 June]
- Despite Cost to Economy, Iraq Imposes Internet Shutdown During Exams [1 June]
- Iraq Ministry of Communication Takes Positive Action Against Shutdowns [22 May]