Internet Shutting Down 2025. As of may 19, we have preliminarily identified at least 80 shutdowns across 21 countries so far in 2023, with 18 of these shutdowns ongoing since 2022. We'll be retiring the old analogue phone network at the end of 2025.

Internet shutdowns are intentional disruptions to internet access and digital communications. Internet shutdowns globally reached a record high in 2022, with governments around the world ordering internet access and services to be restricted or blocked during civil.