2025 was the worst year on record for internet shutdowns as censors move to more targeted blocks

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Not a single day of 2025 passed without at least one internet shutdown. That's the striking opening to the latest annual report from digital rights group Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition.

It has been 10 years since the coalition began tracking global communication blackouts, and the toll continues to rise. In 2025, a record 313 internet shutdowns were documented across 52 countries, with seven nations appearing on the list of offenders for the first time.