Internet Shutdowns
Who Shuts Down the Internet the Most?
Based on 844 shutdowns we've tracked since 2018
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Ongoing
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ongoing shutdowns around the world
124
Internet shutdowns around the world since May 2024
14
countries have experienced a total or partial Internet shutdown since May 2024
Since May 2024, the world’s population has lost a total of
25,894 hours
of access to the Internet due to intentional disruptions.
Over the past 12 months, we estimate that
US $336,523,351
has been lost in combined GDP across all countries that have experienced Internet shutdowns
Shutdowns
Shutdowns for Iraq
May 2025
118 shutdowns
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 28 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 26 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 24 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 22 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). This national shutdown is the second in an expected series during the middle school exams, which last until 4 June.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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National shutdown
Iraqi authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended on the morning of 20 May 2025 between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC).between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC) on the morning of 20 May 2025
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
February 2025
September 2024
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Past
National shutdown
Iraq authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended again on the morning of 16 September 2024, between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). The shutdown follows an announcement by Iraq's Ministry of Communication on 28 August 2024 stating that they will enact the Ministry of Education's request to order Internet shutdowns on exam days as part of its efforts to prevent cheating. The national shutdown comes two days after a similar regional shutdown in the Kurdistan region. In an open letter to the Prime Minister of Iraq, the #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams. The letter notes the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on the country, and their violation of human rights. Iraq ordered more than 40 Internet shutdowns last year and more than 30 so far this year, all of which were related to exams either in wider Iraq or in the Kurdistan region.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Iraq authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended again on the morning of 14 September 2024, between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). The shutdown follows an announcement by Iraq's Ministry of Communication on 28 August 2024 stating that they will enact the Ministry of Education's request to order Internet shutdowns on exam days as part of its efforts to prevent cheating. The national shutdown comes two days after a similar regional shutdown in the Kurdistan region. In an open letter to the Prime Minister of Iraq, the #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams. The letter notes the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on the country, and their violation of human rights. Iraq ordered more than 40 Internet shutdowns last year and more than 30 so far this year, all of which were related to exams either in wider Iraq or in the Kurdistan region.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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Past
National shutdown
Iraq authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended again on the morning of 12 September 2024, between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). The shutdown follows an announcement by Iraq's Ministry of Communication on 28 August 2024 stating that they will enact the Ministry of Education's request to order Internet shutdowns on exam days as part of its efforts to prevent cheating. The national shutdown comes two days after a similar regional shutdown in the Kurdistan region. In an open letter to the Prime Minister of Iraq, the #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams. The letter notes the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on the country, and their violation of human rights. Iraq ordered more than 40 Internet shutdowns last year and more than 30 so far this year, all of which were related to exams either in wider Iraq or in the Kurdistan region.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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National shutdown
Iraq authorities ordered Internet services to be suspended again on the morning of 11 September 2024, between 6:00 and 8:00 local time (+3 UTC). The shutdown follows an announcement by Iraq's Ministry of Communication on 28 August 2024 stating that they will enact the Ministry of Education's request to order Internet shutdowns on exam days as part of its efforts to prevent cheating. The national shutdown comes two days after a similar regional shutdown in the Kurdistan region. In an open letter to the Prime Minister of Iraq, the #KeepItOn coalition, which the Internet Society is a member, recently urged authorities to abstain from implementing Internet shutdowns during exams. The letter notes the lack of evidence demonstrating their impact on exam cheating, the economic cost of shutdowns on the country, and their violation of human rights. Iraq ordered more than 40 Internet shutdowns last year and more than 30 so far this year, all of which were related to exams either in wider Iraq or in the Kurdistan region.
Iraq
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- Total Duration 2 hours
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