Internet shutdowns by governments are bad for corporate marketing

[Ridwan Fauzi]

If a government should take down the internet , that’s their own loss because the country or region where the internet was shut down is going to be affected badly. There are lots of businesses these days that rely on internet to carry out their activities and communicate with their staff and customers, so imagine the government shutting down the internet, these type of businesses are going to be affected as there will be a lack of communication.

Moreover, another thing we have to put into consideration is the fact that most Businesses these days, even the small stores are online doing their business, so if you should do such a thing, it’s going to have a negative impact since these stores are going to be losing money.

I don't know with what a reason the government can shout down the internet. Since they can still manage/manipulate it, they can ban some websites who will threat their country. Internet is a solution for all human being, with that they can make easy all their lives, as well as for the government they will still need internet to make a comunication become easily.

Take a look to the government who shout down the investment to be used by their citizen, north korea as an example, is their country fine without internet? especially for the people who live there, I think no. It is not a policy if the government prohibits the use of the internet, unless there is a consequence that can really destroy the country without remaining at all.

[sunsilk]

The interruption for most countries that are using the service of those corporations that are operating their cable lines under the ocean or what we call the submarine communications cables have gone through an upgrade or repair.

Before the Internet wasn't a necessary part of our lives but now, a repair will affect most connected businesses and individuals and can lose much money by a single interruption.

[worldofcoins]

The interruption for most countries that are using the service of those corporations that are operating their cable lines under the ocean or what we call the submarine communications cables have gone through an upgrade or repair.

Before the Internet wasn't a necessary part of our lives but now, a repair will affect most connected businesses and individuals and can lose much money by a single interruption.

Internet isn't owned by one government its spreads in every region and controlled by ISPs.
There's no chance for the government to take the internet down since they also use it, All the media is connected with the internet and they spread the government's update and news to the peoples.
The Internet can be down for some moments or seconds but there's no way to take down forever.
Corporations might be affected highly because everything is now associated with the internet

[sunsilk]

The interruption for most countries that are using the service of those corporations that are operating their cable lines under the ocean or what we call the submarine communications cables have gone through an upgrade or repair.

Before the Internet wasn't a necessary part of our lives but now, a repair will affect most connected businesses and individuals and can lose much money by a single interruption.

Internet isn't owned by one government its spreads in every region and controlled by ISPs.
There's no chance for the government to take the internet down since they also use it, All the media is connected with the internet and they spread the government's update and news to the peoples.
The Internet can be down for some moments or seconds but there's no way to take down forever.
Corporations might be affected highly because everything is now associated with the internet

Yes, it's run by several big corporations. What I have just explained is about the interruption that probably most have experienced recently and there's an interconnection to the fix that they've did under the sea and that company is the one that's responsible for having the internet probably by most countries in the world, if there's no other main provider.

Actually the government can cut the operation of a Service Provider that's running inside their jurisdiction. They may not fully take down the source but the operations inside their border can.

[Janation]

I think it's just a problem and carriers are working on it. No country has ever turned down the opportunity to be marketed and thrived in cyberspace. The Internet is a real opportunity and they will take advantage of it, not prevent businesses from accessing it.

We are also having some problems with our ISPs.

But I don't think it is a problem that every corporation could experience since there will always come a time that these ISPs would be needing to upgrade their services to give a better experience for their clients. Sometimes, there where natural problems occur since we can't actually other things from cutting the lines or having other interferences.

[Majharul Saiif]

Each and everything is now associated with internet, when there is some issue with internet automatically big loss is being experienced by every functional sector. In my country internet shutdowns takes place at times of protest, because the gathering of people were organised through the social media platforms. Corporate marketing generate majority of the revenue through the firms.

Right.Corporate marketing will have many detrimental effects. But at present in this pendamic situation school-college-varsity in one word all kinds of educational institutions are closed. Online based education is available in all countries. Students will have to face many problems if the government shuts down the internet. I don't think it should be done considering all aspects.

[romero121]

Not only to the corporate marketing, the entire network gets disturbed. Right now from small scale business to the corporate network each and everything is interconnected with the internet. Even small stores now have got their own QR code through which payments in digital form is possible. These days every form of education is happening through online classes. Upon the same shutdowns affect not only the corporate marketing, but has impact over everything.

[AicecreaME]

The corporate world badly needed Internet to almost every specific task they have to perform. Now that we're in the middle of a pandemic, most companies transitioned to online marketing to make profit and increase their sales. Losing internet connection for a short period of time can cost them a lot. What more if the internet shutdown lasted for a longer duration? It would surely put the corporations at the losing end.

If the government would limit the usage of Internet connection and do an Internet shutdown once in a while, many businesses will face a lot of losses. There would be chaos inside the company especially if the industry is related to business processing outsourcing. They would face many complaints and irate customers for such poor service because of sudden Internet connection loss.

Similarly, businesses such as online shopping, banking, and the likes will be severely affected if ever. There would be a big negative effect to every industry as well as to the patronage of their goods and services.

In our country, I never experience such thing so far. I believe the government of each country in general won't do it because their economy will be in danger. It would damage the economic dynamics and I certainly think they don't want that to happen either.

[pankowri]

Not only to the corporate marketing, the entire network gets disturbed. Right now from small scale business to the corporate network each and everything is interconnected with the internet. Even small stores now have got their own QR code through which payments in digital form is possible. These days every form of education is happening through online classes. Upon the same shutdowns affect not only the corporate marketing, but has impact over everything.

I simply agree with you. Corporate marketing is not just about everything that is currently involved with the internet. So the effect will be felt everywhere  

This is 2020 and government should do his duty and people will do their. People has the right to discuss about government work or activities in publicly with mannar. Then the democracy will be ensured in general level. Otherwise, autocracy will continue and mostly people will suffer.

[goldade]

There was a brief total internet shutdown over here today that lasted for a few hours. All of the ISPs cut off internet access for some reason and then restored it back. It reminded me of the time mobile internet access was shut down for almost three months last year. Obviously they didn't touch broadband lines so that they didn't disrupt company operations and bring economic selling to a halt. But I have a reason to believe that civilians deprived of internet access is dangerous for companies trying to make a profit.

In third-world countries, companies rely on social media platforms like Facebook for their marketing, advertising and to attract new customers. By shutting off internet access, you are effectively drying up their revenue streams, which cannot continue for too long (like for the course of months), or all of them will start reporting losses. Nearly all people here use 4G or 3G internet on their SIM cards, and not a router. So the more people using mobile internet in a country, the more drastic the consequences of an internet shutdown are for companies.

Other countries appear to be importing Sudan's internet shutdown techniques (India, Ethiopia) but surely they have to know that by shutting down the internet, they are reducing company sales. Sure the company's operations themselves aren't affected, but how are they supposed to sustain them without sales?

Of course a company that ships physical goods isn't affected by an internet shutdown, but they still lose their social media marketing abilities, because no one can read them.

Seriously though, does anyone happen to know the cause for the loss of internet today?

I, particularly, do agree with you. The shutdown of internet services is not only bad for corporate companies but also for small scale businesses especially startups. The world has been moving forward digitally over the years and it's only reasonable that companies that intend to make profits must follow the trend.
I run a small scale business (graphics designing) and it is dependent on the internet and I run my services digitally. I do not have physical contact with my clients. All is required is for me to provide my services and then get paid. One can see that an internet shutdown will affect my business drastically.
It should be however noted that it is not only companies and businesses that will be affected by an internet shutdown but also clients and consumers. Many consumers won't be able to buy goods and services especially those who have order goods from online shopping sites.

[sana54210]

I had lived through one worse than this, when our nation had civil unrest and millions of people went to streets, government found the solution in cutting down electricity to whole nation, obviously protests wasn't in all of the nation and they didn't need to do that but the kill switch completely stops it everywhere, it obviously made it very very difficult for them as well because when you go dark you go dark for everyone so they had to be ready for whatever they were planning and it was very quick but in just 2 hours of no electricity which was dangerous for many many reasons like health related as well, they did managed to send people back home, people didn't want to stay out protesting with zero electricity, no phones or anything worked neither so they all wanted to make sure they are at home with their loved ones and they are fine, so they went home.

[JuSayCo]

Nowadays, almost everyone is relying on the internet with their smart gadgets. So, if the Government will shut down the internet signal, it was just like killing the people and the business. Internet played a vital role in this modern time, and it's really hard for us if we lost the signal and get interrupted. Imagine those students that are having an online classes, those people that are working from home and the businesses that are using too much technology. This will kill the potential profits that we will be getting each time. Here in our country, we have the lowest internet speed in Asia and sometimes the signal are not so stable. That is why the government are working out on improving the internet speed so we cannot be interrupted with all our digital tasks/transactions at home.

[The cure]

Internet connection is very important in our daily lives, especially now that not only workers or businesses depends on it but also our children who study at home through online study. The government should not do this because through the internet, people can find a solution to earn money and live and no longer have to rely on help from them.

[finaleshot2016]

Internet connection is very important in our daily lives, especially now that not only workers or businesses depends on it but also our children who study at home through online study. The government should not do this because through the internet, people can find a solution to earn money and live and no longer have to rely on help from them.

Internet connection nowadays plays a great part in our lives and it is not easy to abandon this reliable technology because we can earn profit here and survive. It's not just about corporate or any business because even individuals, value this access to the internet because it a means of communication to their relatives in long distances.

Especially right now where online classes are very mainstream right now, good internet is needed. We shouldn't always rely on traditional things, we should learn to adapt modern ways to advance our country, it's a wrong move to forbid people on using the internet.