This morning's #Internet shutdown in #Iraq brought the latest round of goverment-directed shutdowns intended to prevent cheating on exams to a close. Subscribe to Cloudflare Radar traffic anomaly and outage notifications for alerts on future shutdowns. radar.cloudflare.com/iq

The 2nd round of final exams in #Iraq (except Kurdistan region) have led to the latest set of #Internet shutdowns intended to prevent exam cheating. Shutdowns take place from 0400-0800 local time (0100-0500 UTC) on 8 days through September 28. radar.cloudflare.com/iq

#Internet providers in the #Kurdistan region of #Iraq are again implementing daily multi-hour shutdowns, reportedly to prevent cheating on 12th grade student exams. Connectivity will be cut between 0300-0500 UTC each day this week. #KeepitOn twitter.com/964English/status/1688157983170322432

This morning's #Internet shutdown in #Iraq 🇮🇶 likely marks the final one in a six-week series intended to prevent cheating on 9th & 12th grade exams. More information on these shutdowns can be found in our recent blog post: blog.cloudflare.com/exam-internet-shutdowns-iraq-algeria/ radar.cloudflare.com/iq

Multiple multi-hour #Internet shutdowns intended to prevent cheating on 9th and 12th grade academic exams took place in #Iraq 🇮🇶 in June, and have continued into July. This round of shutdowns will reportedly conclude on July 15. radar.cloudflare.com/iq radar.cloudflare.com/outage-center

#Iraq has implemented 7 #Internet shutdowns during the first half of June, with the #Kurdistan region implementing another 4, all intended to prevent cheating on academic exams. Track the shutdowns at radar.cloudflare.com/outage-center Read more about them at blog.cloudflare.com/exam-internet-shutdowns-iraq-algeria/

The 4th multi-hour #Internet shutdown in #Iraq 🇮🇶 occurred between 0100-0500 UTC this morning. The shutdowns are reportedly intended to prevent cheating on exams, although it is unclear just how effective they are in doing so. radar.cloudflare.com/iq #KeepItOn #NoExamShutdown

The 3rd scheduled #Internet shutdown in #Iraq occurred between 01:00-05:00 UTC this morning, with nationwide impact. This series of shutdowns is intended to prevent cheating on 9th and 12th grade exams, and is scheduled to run through mid-July. radar.cloudflare.com/iq #KeepItOn

A multi-hour #Internet disruption was observed in #Iraq between 04:00-08:00 local time. The shutdown was to prevent cheating on academic exams. Cloudflare data shows that two ASNs were the most impacted, resulting in a 74% drop in traffic in the country.