In-Depth Analysis of Global Internet Shutdown Trends

In-Depth Analysis of Global Internet Shutdown TrendsIn-Depth Analysis of Global Internet Shutdown Trends

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Neha Madrala

• 16h

Global Internet Shutdown Analysis

What the project was about:

I analyzed global internet shutdown data to understand where, when, and why shutdowns happen. The goal was to uncover patterns across countries and time periods and highlight their impact on digital access.

What I did:

Collected and cleaned real-world dataset

Performed EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis)

Analyzed shutdowns by:

Country

Year/month

Reasons (political, security, protests, etc.)

Built Power BI dashboards to visualize trends

Identified high-risk regions and frequent shutdown patterns

Key Findings:

Certain countries showed repeated shutdown patterns over time

Most shutdowns were linked to:

Political instability

Government control during protests/elections

Some regions experienced long-duration shutdowns, affecting communication and businesses

There was a rise in shutdown frequency during specific global events

Challenges I faced:

Data cleaning issues

Missing values, inconsistent country names

Unstructured reasons

Different formats for shutdown causes → needed standardization

Time-based analysis

Converting dates and extracting meaningful trends

Visualization complexity

Making dashboards simple yet insightful

How I solved them:

Cleaned and standardized data using Python (Pandas)

Grouped and categorized shutdown reasons

Used time-series analysis for trends

Designed clear and interactive Power BI dashboards

Impact / Outcome:

Provided a clear view of global digital disruptions

Helped identify high-risk regions and key causes

Created dashboards that make complex data easy to understand

Python Data Analysis Microsoft Power BI

Anil Jampally

• 14h

This is a very insightful analysis on a highly relevant topic. I like how you handled data challenges like inconsistencies and unstructured inputs and still managed to build clear Power BI dashboards. The findings around political and regional shutdown patterns are particularly interesting.

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