18,000 hours of Internet shutdown costs $8 billion last year to the global economy: Report

A new report says over 18,000 hours of internet shutdown around the world due to deliberate government actions cost over $8 billion last year. The worst offenders were found to be India, Chad and Myanmar; while Iraq was most economically affected with an estimated loss of $2.3 billion across 263 hours of internet blackouts and social media shutdowns. These shutdowns have clearly impacted citizens' freedom of expression.