Iraq
4 June, 2023 04:00 - 08:30 (4 hours)
Local Impact
Iraq has again experienced its second government-scheduled exam-related Internet shutdown 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 on 4 June beginning around 1:00 UTC and resuming around 5:30 UTC, similar to the first shutdown on 1 June.
![](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-06-07-at-12-44-48-IODA-1024x442.png)
Cloudflare Radar shows a similar outage, along with the first exam-related outage on 1 June.
![](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Iraq_7-days_Cloudflare-Radar-1024x759.png)
Conversations
https://twitter.com/CloudflareRadar/status/1665187257211289601?s=20
Economic Impact
USD $3,701,237
Shutdown Type
National
Social Media