since 2016 internet disruptions Access Now, a research platform, published its 2023 report. According to the report shared with the public last year, in terms of internet outages, worst year It is recorded as.

Internet outages are common all over the world. Sometimes armed conflictsSometimes people in one part of the world can be cut off from access to the Internet by government decisions. Here is the survey for 2023, last year 283 times There was a large-scale internet outage. Moreover, 93 percent of these took place completely unannounced.

The number of internet outages increased by 41 percent annually

According to Access Now’s statement, in 2022 201 cuts has happened. This means that the number of internet outages will increase by 41 percent in 2023. Although the report highlights that 2023 is the worst year for internet outages, in the field of human rights It was said that it was starting to move to an alarming point.

173 of the internet outages in 2023 occurred due to conflict

The report also looked at the causes of internet outages. According to the statement, there have been 283 outages. 173 of them The reason was the armed conflicts in various regions. Access Now caused people to lose their internet access, especially due to the events in the Gaza Strip and Ethiopia. is blocked told.