internet blackout
Total connectivity loss
An internet blackout is a period when internet access is unavailable or severely restricted across a region.
Blackouts may result from technical failures, natural disasters, or deliberate government action to suppress communication during protests or unrest: The government imposed an internet blackout ahead of the elections.
Partial restrictions targeting specific platforms are sometimes called internet shutdowns or throttling.
- outageLoss of electrical service
- offlineNot internet-connected
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- going darkBecoming unreachable intentionally
- darkAbsence of light
lights out · censorship · shutdown · connectivity · silence · dead zone · firewall · grid failure · communication breakdown · radio silence · kill switch · unplugged · off the grid · isolated · social media ban · access denied · throttling · cyber attack
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
internet blackoutonline
Network-connected state
connected · broadband access · high-speed internet · internet service · uptime
internet blackoutdata flow
Movement of digital information
free internet · net neutrality · information superhighway · live streaming · real-time communication
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