{"id":37140,"date":"2018-08-30T05:49:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37140"},"modified":"2018-08-30T05:49:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:49:13","slug":"mapping-the-countries-shutting-down-the-internet-the-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37140","title":{"rendered":"Mapping The Countries Shutting Down The Internet The Most"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-29\/mapping-countries-shutting-down-internet-most\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Mapping The Countries Shutting Down The Internet The Most<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"2183\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"2183\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-29\/trump-renews-google-attack-tweets-video-showing-search-bias\">President Trump raising the threat rhetoric over conservative bias <\/a>among the giant US megatech firms, it is worth remembering that <strong>when it comes to curbing dissent and freedom of expression, some governments take the drastic step of shutting down the internet. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Across the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/15250\/the-number-of-internet-shutdowns-by-country\/\">as Statista&#8217;s Niall McCarthy notes,<\/a> <strong>internet shutdowns and deliberate slowdowns are becoming more common<\/strong> and they generally occur when someone (usually a government) intentionally disrupts the internet or mobile apps to control what people do or say.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessnow.org\/\">Access Now<\/a>\u00a0data reported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7L0brpne9w&amp;t=140s\">Vice News<\/a>, <strong>India has the most shutdowns of any country by a huge distance &#8211; 154 between January 2016 and May 2018.<\/strong> By comparison, second-placed Pakistan only had 19 shutdowns during the same period.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Infographic: The Countries Shutting Down The Internet The Most | Statista\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/15250\/the-number-of-internet-shutdowns-by-country\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infographic.statista.com\/normal\/chartoftheday_15250_the_number_of_internet_shutdowns_by_country_n.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic: The Countries Shutting Down The Internet The Most | Statista\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>You will find more infographics at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chartoftheday\/\">Statista<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In many countries,<strong> flicking the off switch on the internet is a preemptive or reactive measure in response to mass or potential unrest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Egypt&#8217;s 2011 revolution and the failed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/6955\/most-coup-attempts-in-recent-years-have-failed\/\">Turkish military coup<\/a>\u00a0of 2016 are prime examples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is also true\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/2157\/internet-usage-in-india\/\">in India<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to a certain extent where internet access is cut off due to political turmoil, protests and military operations.<\/p>\n<p>Shutdowns are even known to occur in certain regions to prevent cheating during examinations. <strong>Recent cases include a 45-day internet shutdown in Darjeeling in West Bengal due to political demonstrations and protests<\/strong> from activists seeking a separate state while Nawada in Bihar experienced a 40-day shutdown due to communal clashes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Given how important the internet has become, limiting access to it can have financial consequences.<\/strong> In India, the huge number of shutdowns and their length, are getting very expensive. A report by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/icrier.org\/pdf\/Anatomy_of_an_Internet_Blackout.pdf\">The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)<\/a>, found that 16,315 hours of intentional internet downtime between 2012 and 2017 has cost the Indian economy $3.04 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mapping The Countries Shutting Down The Internet The Most With President Trump raising the threat rhetoric over conservative bias among the giant US megatech firms, it is worth remembering that when it comes to curbing dissent and freedom of expression, some governments take the drastic step of shutting down the internet. 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