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Global Internet Shutdowns


End Internet Shutdowns to Manage COVID-19 | Human Rights Watch

Thirty-three countries enforced 213 internet shutdowns in 2019, according to Access Now. Government justifications ranged from a need to combat ...

The High Cost of Internet Shutdowns - Data-Pop Alliance

In the last few years, these so-called “kill-switches” have gained in popularity. Regimes are increasingly making use of internet shutdowns and ...

Weaponizing internet shutdowns to evade accountability for rights ...

Yet, in 2022 alone, there were over 180 internet shutdowns in 35 countries around the world. Access Now define a shutdown as “an interference ...

#10 2016: A Record Year for Global Internet Shutdowns

Governments around the world shut down Internet access more than fifty times in 2016, Lyndal Rowlands reported for the Inter Press Service (IPS) in December of ...

The Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns in 2020

This annual report by Top10VPN analyzes every major intentional internet shutdown in 2020 and reveals that they cost a world economy already devastated by ...

Internet shutdowns in 2023

Authorities have leveraged internet shutdowns as a blatant tool for enabling and exacerbating violence, war crimes, and other atrocities.

NetBlocks: Home

Video visualization from NetBlocks showing the progression of Iran's nationwide internet shutdown displaying the period November. netblocks avatar. NetBlocks @ ...

Learn how to get past an internet shutdown

According to Freedom House, “More than three-quarters of the world's internet users now live in countries where authorities punish people for ...

India One Step Ahead in the Internet Shutdowns Globally: Reports

The internet shutdown happened for the next year in a row, and the global number rose again in the second year, 2023. According to the newly ...

The Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2022 Report - Top10VPN

Internet shutdowns cost the world economy $24 billion in 2022, according to our analysis of internet blackouts and social media blocks in 23 ...

Introduction to Internet Shutdowns - Advocacy Assembly

Internet shutdowns are occurring increasingly globally, posing significant threats to freedom of expression, access to information & economic growth.

Internet shutdowns in international law | Global Freedom of Expression

A recent report by the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity highlighted that internet shutdowns have serious societal ramifications: they cause ...

Chart: The Global Internet Kill Switch - ask Statista

This chart shows the number of global internet shutdowns and number of countries where they happened.

Internet shutdowns: Can we find solutions? | Digital Watch Observatory

It has been estimated that Iran imposed the largest number of internet restrictions, while India proved to be a world leader in internet ...

Understanding Internet Shutdowns Series - Information Saves Lives

Understanding Internet Shutdowns Series ... Over the last eight months, Internews has worked closely with academics, activists, lawyers, and developers across ...

Internet blackouts: The rise of government-imposed shutdowns

Sudan's internet blackout has gained global attention, but it is not unique. Shutdowns are on the rise around the world.

Internet shutdowns around the world - Digital Planet - BBC

The TopTenVPN annual report which analysed every major intentional internet shutdown in 2022 has revealed that they cost a world economy, ...

Activists: Internet shutdowns violate human rights | OHCHR

Government-imposed internet shutdowns cause profound damage to the daily lives of millions of people, and undermine a range of human rights.

Digital Rights and the State of Exception. Internet Shutdowns from ...

Addressing cases from Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Togo, the United Kingdom, the United States, ...

GNI UN Submission on Internet Shutdowns - Global Network Initiative

The Global Network Initiative (GNI) welcomes this opportunity to provide input to UN. Human Rights on the preparation of the thematic report on Internet ...