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New Tool Measures Economic Impact of Internet Shutdowns

The calculator is being called a ‘major step forward’ for those pushing back against such shutdowns.

Quinn Nghiem

Quinn Nghiem

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New Tool Measures Economic Impact of Internet Shutdowns
Photo of a protest in Frankfurt, Germany by M K

July 10, 2023 – New measuring tool NetLoss launched by the Internet Society shows the impacts of internet shutdowns on economies including Iraq, Sudan and Pakistan, where government-mandated outages have cost millions of dollars in a matter of hours or days.

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