In 2024, the internet went dark on 296 occasions across 54 countries, with seven governments joining the internet shutdown perpetrators' list for the first time, making last year the worst on record for internet freedoms – again.
This is the shocking toll from the latest yearly report published by Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition. A campaign started in 2016 to fight internet shutdowns worldwide, the coalition now includes 345 organizations across 106 countries.
