Government Internet Shutdowns Cost $19.7B in 2025 1/9/26, 2:49 PM Russia. At this stage, authorities escalated the restrictions to effectively block access altogether, with a formal ban appearing imminent. This progression illustrates a broader shift toward “soft blocking” tactics that blur the line between throttling and outright shutdowns, making censorship harder to detect, measure, and resist. Internet Shutdowns 2025: Cost by Context This table shows the total economic cost of all major internet shutdowns in 2025, grouped by context, i.e. what prompted authorities to cut internet access. It is ordered by economic impact (USD). The table also lists the number of incidents in each category and the total duration of outages, in hours. The chart below shows how the total economic cost of major government-imposed internet outages in 2025 breaks down by context. https://www.top10vpn.com/research/cost-of-internet-shutdowns/ Page 17 of 33