[cblackthornekc]

Interesting. Last time something like this happened, that I remember, was about a decade ago in Egypt. The government demanded the internet be turned off during a civil war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Egypt#2011_Interne...

[vmception]

Its pretty common and predictable over the last decade

[notsureaboutpg]

Indian govt shutdown internet in Kashmir for a year (maybe a bit longer maybe less) much more recently so they could de facto annex the region: https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/kashmir-internet-shutdown-co...