The Economic Harm of Internet Shutdowns

The USITC analyzed how hypothetical one-day internet shutdowns affecting U.S. social media and user-generated video (UGV) services would impact country-wide losses in GDP. The following are the percentages of total losses to the economy that are made up by the losses of these services.

Note: USITC looked at Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter in analyzing U.S. social media and UGV services.
Chart: Amir Nasr Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Get the data