SurveillanceMedium
Blocking millions in MENA: internet shutdowns in 2025
- Occurred
- Mar 31, 2026
- Published
- Mar 31, 2026
- Source
- Access Now
Summary
Launching today, March 31, 2026, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025, reveals that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented in 52 countries. Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), authorities and other actors imposed at least 52 internet shutdowns across 15 countries in 2025, highlighting the continued rise of digital repression across the region. The post Blocking millions in MENA: internet shutdowns in 2025 appeared first on Access Now.
Tags
- #KeepItOn
- internet shutdowns
Classification
Category confidence: 85%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Report documents internet shutdowns as digital repression tool, aligning with surveillance category due to state control of information.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8