SHINING A LIGHT IN THE DARK: MEASURING GLOBAL INTERNET SHUTDOWNS

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Researchers at Censored Planet and Google’s Jigsaw have been tracking internet blackouts by governments, which impacted 35 countries across 187+ instances in 2022. Outages lasting hours to weeks cut access to vital information for work and family. This post outlines how the researchers built the analysis dashboard and data pipelines to understand the impact of these blackouts.