diff --git a/src/sparsezoo/analytics.py b/src/sparsezoo/analytics.py
index 7190ab8c..6814b139 100644
--- a/src/sparsezoo/analytics.py
+++ b/src/sparsezoo/analytics.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import asyncio
 import json
 import os
 import threading
@@ -25,13 +24,13 @@
 from requests import HTTPError
 
 from sparsezoo.utils.gdpr import is_gdpr_country
+from sparsezoo.utils.helpers import disable_request_logs
 from sparsezoo.version import version as sparsezoo_version
 
 
 __all__ = ["GoogleAnalytics", "analytics_disabled", "sparsezoo_analytics"]
 
 
-_LOOP = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 _DEBUG = os.getenv("NM_DEBUG_ANALYTICS")
 
 
@@ -133,19 +132,19 @@ def _send_request():
                 "Content-Type": "application/json",
             }
             data = json.dumps(payload)
-
-            try:
-                response = requests.post(self._url, headers=headers, data=data)
-                response.raise_for_status()
-                body = response.content
-                if _DEBUG:
-                    print(body)
-            except HTTPError as http_error:
-                if _DEBUG:
-                    print(http_error)
-
-                if raise_errors:
-                    raise http_error
+            with disable_request_logs():
+                try:
+                    response = requests.post(self._url, headers=headers, data=data)
+                    response.raise_for_status()
+                    body = response.content
+                    if _DEBUG:
+                        print(body)
+                except HTTPError as http_error:
+                    if _DEBUG:
+                        print(http_error)
+
+                    if raise_errors:
+                        raise http_error
 
         thread = threading.Thread(target=_send_request)
         thread.start()
diff --git a/src/sparsezoo/utils/gdpr.py b/src/sparsezoo/utils/gdpr.py
index 2b83f4df..52a1ba5d 100644
--- a/src/sparsezoo/utils/gdpr.py
+++ b/src/sparsezoo/utils/gdpr.py
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import contextlib
 from typing import Optional
 
 import geocoder
 import requests
 from requests import HTTPError
 
+from sparsezoo.utils.helpers import disable_request_logs
+
 
 __all__ = ["get_external_ip", "get_country_code", "is_gdpr_country"]
 
@@ -58,7 +61,8 @@ def get_external_ip() -> Optional[str]:
     :return: the external ip of the machine, None if unable to get
     """
     try:
-        response = requests.get("https://ident.me")
+        with disable_request_logs():
+            response = requests.get("https://ident.me")
         external_ip = response.text.strip()
 
         return external_ip
@@ -84,6 +88,8 @@ def is_gdpr_country() -> bool:
     :return: True if the country code of the machine is in the GDPR list,
              False otherwise
     """
-    country_code = get_country_code()
+    with contextlib.redirect_stderr(None):
+        # suppress geocoder error logging
+        country_code = get_country_code()
 
     return country_code is None or country_code in _GDPR_COUNTRY_CODES
diff --git a/src/sparsezoo/utils/helpers.py b/src/sparsezoo/utils/helpers.py
index 041ede77..56bc9ca9 100644
--- a/src/sparsezoo/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/sparsezoo/utils/helpers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import glob
+import logging
 import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from typing import Any
 
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
     "clean_path",
     "remove_tar_duplicates",
     "convert_to_bool",
+    "disable_request_logs",
 ]
 
 
@@ -87,3 +90,20 @@ def clean_path(path: str) -> str:
     :return: a cleaned version that expands the user path and creates an absolute path
     """
     return os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def disable_request_logs():
+    """
+    Context manager for disabling logs for a requests session
+    """
+    loggers = [logging.getLogger("requests"), logging.getLogger("urllib3")]
+
+    original_disabled_states = [logger.disabled for logger in loggers]
+    for logger in loggers:
+        logger.disabled = True
+
+    yield
+
+    for logger, original_disabled_state in zip(loggers, original_disabled_states):
+        logger.disabled = original_disabled_state