A new report is opening the world’s eyes to how internet shutdowns can no longer be taken for granted, considering the huge negative impact they’re having on the world’s economy.
When it actually came down to the reasons why the internet was facing closure, well, the list was quite interesting. We had all sorts of answers including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine to moves that censor peaceful demonstrators too- there was a mixed bag of politics and more.
But the report outlined how protests and riots, no matter how peaceful they may be, end up causing the most damage as they’re the most prevalent call for the internet’s shutdown.
These findings for the year 2022 so far are from Top10VPN which took into account the great costs affiliated with internet closures after calls from government agencies. And that’s when the amount totaled up to an astounding figure of $10 billion.
To show you how massive of an…
