Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $7.69B in 2024 1/24/25, 11:17 AM Shutdown Tool, which is based on the Brookings Institution method, with CIPESA’s specialized model used for sub-Saharan Africa. Regional shutdown costs are derived from the region’s economic output as a proportion of national GDP. Partial internet outages are calculated as a proportion of the above costs based on the most up-to-date internet market-share information publicly available for the affected country. Internet user data is sourced from the World Bank and government reports. For social media shutdowns, the total number of internet users in the affected location is cited rather than the number of local users of a specific platform. This is because such internet outages affects all internet users’ ability to access social media regardless of their active use of a particular platform. The authors of all our investigations abide by the journalists’ code of conduct. Was this content helpful? https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 26 of 28