Shining A Light In The Dark: Measuring Global Internet Shutdowns
Google News, Thursday, October 26,2023
Censored Planet Observatory's goal: Make network censorship data universally accessible and useful
It's hard to imagine (or for some of us, remember) life without the internet. From work, to family, to leisure, the internet has become interwoven in the fabric of our routines. But what if all of that got cut off, suddenly and without warning?
For many people around the world, that's a daily reality. In 2022, 35 countries cut off internet access, across at least 187 instances, with each outage lasting hours, days, or weeks.