Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025
Documented 313 shutdowns, a new record, with continued targeted blocking of social media platforms.
Executive summary
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This Access Now report is the 2025 installment of the organization's annual #KeepItOn documentation of internet shutdowns worldwide. The underlying PDF could not be extracted as readable text for this summary, so the description relies on the report's stated headline figure and the series' established scope.
The report documents 313 shutdowns in 2025, described as a new record and a continuation of the year-over-year increase the organization has tracked since it began compiling the data. As in prior editions, the report covers both full network shutdowns and more targeted blocking of specific social media platforms, typically linked to elections, protests, and conflict.
Consistent with its title, the report frames the continued rise in shutdowns as evidence of "rising repression," while also highlighting instances of pushback and resistance against these measures, positioning 2025 as the latest and most severe year in a multi-year trend of state-imposed connectivity restrictions.
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