Worldwide, there were over 8,218 hours of internet shutdowns as of July 2021, costing the global economy over three billion U.S. dollars. According to recent data, Myanmar was the country that was most affected by internet blackouts and social media shutdowns - online users in the country endured a total of 4894 hours of shutdowns, which affected 22 million users and had an economic impact of approximately 2.4 billion U.S. dollars. In comparison, internet shutdowns in India occurred for a total duration of 1032 hours and cost the local economy 368.1 million U.S. dollars. Online shutdowns and blackouts are generally seen as an indicator of low
Number of affected users and economic cost of internet shutdowns in selected countries in 2021
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Statistics on Internet freedom in India
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