The Economic Blackout refers to a series of 24-hour consumer spending boycotts that took place on February 28, 2025, in the United States, with planned boycotts for future dates including March 28.

Aug 6, 2025 · A nationwide economic "blackout," during which consumers are urged to avoid purchases beyond the bare essentials, will be taking place this week.

Aug 20, 2025 · The 5-day economic and labor blackout will start Sept. 16 and end Sept. 20. If people can only participate one day, organizers ask that it be on Sept. 17, Constitution Day.

An “economic blackout” promoted on social media is underway but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether retail companies and restaurants will notice any effect from the …

Dec 22, 2025 · Power has been restored for many San Francisco residents after a widespread outage, but some are still in the dark as of Monday morning.

5 days ago · Moscow blackout as devastating Ukraine strike plunges Russian capital into darkness Pictures show Moscow in darkness after the strike.

Feb 28, 2025 · The People’s Union USA calls the 24 hours of spending abstinence set to start at midnight an “economic blackout,” a term that has since been shared and debated on social media.

Dec 22, 2025 · Waymo is resuming its driverless taxi service after a large blackout across San Francisco stranded its cars in the streets Saturday night. Videos shared on social media showed the self-driving ...

Feb 28, 2025 · An organization is calling for a national boycott in the form of an "economic blackout" on Friday, urging Americans not to shop for 24 hours.

The meaning of BLACKOUT is a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit; also : a skit that ends with a blackout. How to use blackout in a sentence.