Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $7.69B in 2024 1/24/25, 11:17 AM hours exceeds the total duration of social media shutdowns as multiple platforms are often blocked in each outage. The table also indicates the number of individual disruptions that involved each social media platform. Social Media Platform Duration (Hrs) No. of Shutdowns 20,322 11 TikTok 8,115 8 Signal 2,880 1 Facebook 2,091 8 Instagram 2,010 8 WhatsApp 1,977 5 Telegram 1,824 3 Youtube 1,755 7 Clubhouse 1,092 1 X This chart shows the split of social media shutdowns in 2024 by the total duration of incidents involving each social media platform. https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 11 of 28