Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2021 Tracker Data

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2	Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2021
3	Authors: Samuel Woodhams & Simon Migliano
4	Cost of Internet Shutdowns
5	Top10VPN.com
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7	Country	Local Region	Start Date	End Date	Type of Disruption	Cost per day (USD)	Total Cost (USD)	Duration (hrs)	Internet Users Affected	Context	Any HR Impact	Right to Peaceful Assembly / Protest	Election Interference	Press Freedoms	Global Region

8	Ethiopia	Tigray	1-Jan-21	Ongoing	Internet blackout	$399,523	$145,825,987	8,760	1,022,983	Conflict	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Sub-Saharan Africa
9	India	Jammu & Kashmir	1-Jan-21	5-Feb-21	Internet throttling	$10,455,662	$365,948,171	840	4,870,000	Political repression	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Asia
10	Uganda		12-Jan-21	13-Jan-21	Social media shutdown	$3,808,876	$3,412,118	21.5	10,624,800	Elections	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
11	Uganda		13-Jan-21	18-Jan-21	Internet blackout	$3,808,876	$18,726,974	118	10,624,800	Elections	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
12	Uganda		18-Jan-21	10-Feb-21	Social media shutdown	$3,808,876	$87,604,148	552	10,624,800	Elections	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
13	Russia	Moscow & St. Petersburg	23-Jan-21	23-Jan-21	Partial blackout	$3,690,241	$922,560	6	1,401,993	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Europe
14	India	Haryana region Affected districts varied	26-Jan-21	2-Feb-21	Internet blackout	$21,929,959	$153,509,714	168	12,382,604	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Asia
15	Myanmar		31-Jan-21	1-Feb-21	Internet blackout	$21,863,962	$30,062,948	33	22,000,000	Military coup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Asia
16	Myanmar		4-Feb-21	6-Feb-21	Social media shutdown	$3,658,161	$8,002,227	52.5	22,000,000	Military coup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Asia
17	Myanmar		6-Feb-21	8-Feb-21	Internet blackout	$21,863,962	$38,717,433	43	22,000,000	Military coup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Asia
18	Myanmar		8-Feb-21	28-Apr-21	Social media shutdown	$4,877,547	$267,553,776	1,316.5	22,000,000	Military coup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Asia
19	Myanmar		15-Feb-21	27-Apr-21	Internet blackout	$21,863,962	$524,735,088	576	22,000,000	Military coup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Asia
20	Iran	Sistan and Baluchestan	23-Feb-21	27-Feb-21	Internet blackout	$373,562	$1,494,247	96	1,397,487	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	MENA
21	Armenia		25-Feb-21	27-Feb-21	Internet blackout	$4,864,904	$8,310,878	41	1,922,700	Military coup	No	No	No	No	Europe
22	Chad		28-Feb-21	1-Mar-21	Internet blackout	$1,333,528	$1,639,128	29.5	1,116,500	Information control	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
23	Senegal		5-Mar-21	5-Mar-21	Social media shutdown	$1,196,133	$323,953	6.5	4,890,000	Protests	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
24	India	Jammu & Kashmir Anantag District	10-Mar-21	11-Mar-21	Internet blackout	$912,779	$912,779	24	425,151	Information control	No	No	No	No	Asia
25	Myanmar		15-Mar-21	28-Apr-21	Internet blackout	$16,592,561	$1,223,355,678	1,769.5	16,695,800	Military coup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Asia
26	Republic of Congo		21-Mar-21	24-Mar-21	Internet blackout	$840,954	$2,522,862	72	1,530,000	Elections	Yes	No	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
27	Bangladesh		26-Mar-21	28-Mar-21	Social media shutdown	$5,189,603	$10,379,206	48	112,715,000	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Asia
28	India		7-Apr-21	8-Apr-21	Internet blackout	$613,927	$613,927	24.0	285,953	Information control	No	No	No	No	Asia
29	Pakistan		16-Apr-21	16-Apr-21	Social media shutdown	$21,102,149	$2,637,769	3	97,793,501	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Asia
30	Colombia	Cali	4-May-21	5-May-21	Internet blackout	$6,132,611	$6,132,611	24.0	1,808,300	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	South America
31	Ethiopia		17-May-21	17-May-21	Social media shutdown	$6,237,515	$2,079,172	8.0	21,294,959	Conflict	No	No	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	Sudan		19-May-21	19-May-21	Internet blackout	$5,759,837	$719,980	3	13,228,290	Exams	No	No	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
33	Syria		19-May-21	22-Jun-21	Internet blackout	$6,648,192	$28,670,328	104	5,855,010	Exams	No	No	No	No	MENA
34	Myanmar		28-May-21	Ongoing	Social media shutdown	$3,658,161	$531,652,732	5,232	16,695,800	Military coup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Asia
35	Nigeria		5-Jun-21	Ongoing	Social media shutdown	$6,919,069	$1,453,004,490	5,040	104,400,000	Information control	No	No	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
36	eSwatini		29-Jun-21	8-Jul-21	Internet blackout	$317,108	$2,853,972	216	539,560	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Sub-Saharan Africa
37	Uzbekistan		2-Jul-21	31-Dec-21	Social media shutdown	$923,631	$169,024,473	4,392	18,180,000	Local law compliance	No	No	No	No	Asia
38	Cuba		11-Jul-21	11-Jul-21	Internet blackout	$52,121,743	$2,171,739	1	7,006,000	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	North America
39	Cuba		11-Jul-21	11-Jul-21	Internet blackout	$52,121,743	$2,171,739	2	7,006,000	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	North America
40	Cuba		12-Jul-21	18-Jul-21	Social media shutdown	$3,330,000	$23,307,687	168	7,006,000	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	North America
41	Cuba		12-Jul-21	12-Jul-21	Internet blackout	$52,121,743	$5,429,348	5	7,006,000	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	North America
42	Iran	Khuzestan	15-Jul-21	27-Jul-21	Internet blackout	$2,121,831	$25,461,968	288	3,307,386	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	MENA
43	India		1-Aug-21	1-Aug-21	Internet blackout	$459,760	$67,048	3.5	528,848	Exams	No	No	No	No	Asia
44	Zambia		12-Aug-21	13-Aug-21	Social media shutdown	$1,236,907	$1,597,672	31	2,553,980	Elections	Yes	No	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
45	Zambia		12-Aug-21	12-Aug-21	Social media shutdown	$309,227	$19,327	2	2,553,980	Elections	Yes	No	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
46	Zambia		13-Aug-21	13-Aug-21	Social media shutdown	$309,227	$199,709	16	2,553,980	Elections	Yes	No	Yes	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
47	South Sudan		29-Aug-21	30-Aug-21	Internet blackout	$269,987	$269,987	24	900,700	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
48	India	Jammu & Kashmir	2-Sep-21	5-Sep-21	Internet blackout	$10,455,662	$28,753,071	66	425,151	Information control	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Asia
49	Myanmar	Chin State	14-Sep-21	Ongoing	Internet blackout	$1,573,904	$160,210,262	3,216	1,646,151	Conflict	Yes	Yes	No	No	Asia
50	India	Rajasthan	26-Sep-21	26-Sep-21	Internet blackout	$66,760,376	$27,816,823	10	39,210,000	Exams	No	No	No	No	Asia
51	eSwatini		15-Oct-21	15-Oct-21	Social media shutdown	$317,108	$26,426	2	539,560	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
52	Bangladesh		15-Oct-21	15-Oct-21	Internet blackout	$78,661,529	$39,330,765	12	47,100,000	Information control	No	No	No	No	Asia
53	Sudan		15-Oct-21	16-Oct-21	Social media shutdown	$2,089,582	$1,131,857	13	13,228,290	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
54	India		23-Oct-21	23-Oct-21	Internet blackout	$7,160,602	$3,580,301	12	4,205,597	Exams	No	No	No	No	Asia
55	Sudan		25-Oct-21	18-Nov-21	Internet blackout	$5,759,837	$132,476,251	552	13,228,290	Military coup	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
56	India		27-Oct-21	27-Oct-21	Internet blackout	$7,404,899	$1,234,150	4	4,349,078	Exams	No	No	No	No	Asia
57	Uzbekistan		2-Nov-21	3-Nov-21	Social media shutdown	$1,847,262	$1,847,262	24	18,180,000	Local law compliance	No	No	No	No	Asia
58	Ethiopia		8-Nov-21	12-Nov-21	Social media shutdown	$4,158,343	$16,633,372	96	21,294,959	Exams	No	No	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
59	Sudan		18-Nov-21	24-Nov-21	Social media shutdown	$1,671,665	$11,074,781	159	13,228,290	Military coup	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	Burkina Faso		20-Nov-21	28-Nov-21	Internet blackout	$4,489,367	$35,914,936	192	10,909,800	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
61	Iran		25-Nov-21	26-Nov-21	Internet blackout	$504,308	$504,308	24	786,086	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	MENA
62	India		13-Dec-21	13-Dec-21	Internet blackout	$1,396,253	$349,063	6	2,130,009	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	MENA
63	Sudan		25-Dec-21	25-Dec-21	Internet blackout	$5,759,837	$3,839,891	16	13,228,290	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa
64	Sudan		30-Dec-21	30-Dec-21	Internet blackout	$5,759,837	$2,399,932	10	13,228,290	Protests	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sub-Saharan Africa