NetBlocks

18 Jul 2024 23:49

⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Bangladesh has now been cut off from the world for over six hours, with a nation-scale internet shutdown in effect amid student protests.

The disruption prevents families from contacting each other and stifles efforts to document human rights violations.

NetBlocks

18 Jul 2024 13:28

⚠️ Update: Traffic data show mobile internet has now been limited in #Bangladesh as authorities issue a cellular data shutdown; the incident follows days of social media restrictions and is likely to limit the public's ability to stay informed amidst student protests 📵

NetBlocks

17 Jul 2024 12:09

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show restrictions to Facebook are in effect on multiple providers in #Pakistan adding to the ongoing X ban imposed since 17 February; the new measure comes on the Islamic holy day of Ashura when authorities typically restrict mobile internet services 📵

NetBlocks

16 Jul 2024 21:03

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Toronto, Ontario #Canada; the incident comes amid power outages during heavy rains and flash flooding that have cut off hundreds of thousands 📉

NetBlocks

10 Jul 2024 01:06

ℹ️ Update: #Texas is seeing a modest recovery in internet connectivity following deadly Hurricane Beryl’s landfall; overall service remains significantly below previous levels 🌀🔌

NetBlocks

08 Jul 2024 14:35

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show significant declines in internet connectivity in parts of #Texas including the Houston Area as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages with hundreds of thousands cut off 🌀📉 #TXwx

NetBlocks

04 Jul 2024 21:56

⚠️ Update: Network data show the ongoing impact of deadly Hurricane Beryl in #Jamaica, with connectivity flatlining at 42% of ordinary levels; the outages are attributed to power cuts amid flooding and strong winds 🌀 ⚡

NetBlocks

03 Jul 2024 18:41

⚠️ Update: Mobile internet connectivity remains restricted in #Mauritania amid reports of mass arrests and multiple deaths under police custody as protesters continue to contest the presidential election result; the measure is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground 📵

NetBlocks

02 Jul 2024 19:31

⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a major disruption to connectivity in #Mauritania from midnight, with mobile internet restricted amid protests rejecting the results of this weekend's presidential elections 📵📉

NetBlocks

01 Jul 2024 22:04

Incidents in Kayseri have also spilled over into the wider region with counter-protests in Aleppo and Afrin, northern #Syria, resulting in clashes with the Turkish military; network data show disruptions to internet connectivity along the borderlands corroborating user reports 📉

NetBlocks

01 Jul 2024 19:10

⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show internet connectivity has declined in the Windward Islands as Hurricane #Beryl, the earliest Category 4 storm on record, makes landfall on the Grenadines’ Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea; the incident comes amid widening power outages 🌀📉

NetBlocks

26 Jun 2024 15:04

A new visualization of yesterday's internet disruption in #Kenya during protests shows domestic and downstream country impacts. Key findings:

* No physical subsea cable damage yet identified
* Kenya impact higher than in past cable cuts
* MTN Uganda attributes outage to Kenya

NetBlocks

25 Jun 2024 16:35

ℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉

NetBlocks

24 Jun 2024 14:24

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show that internet connectivity has again been cut across most of #Iraq except the north. The measure, presented as a means to prevent cheating and leaks in a new round of school exams, continues to disproportionately impact other users 📉

NetBlocks

21 Jun 2024 15:35

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show major disruptions to internet connectivity in #Montenegro corresponding to power outages also impacting neighbouring countries amidst a regional heatwave; the incident is caused by a fire on a power line per initial reports 🔌📉

NetBlocks

18 Jul 2024 18:49

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Bangladesh is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown; the new measure follows earlier efforts to throttle social media and restrict mobile data services, and comes amid reports of rising deaths at student protests 📉

NetBlocks

17 Jul 2024 14:37

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that restrictions on Meta platforms Facebook and WhatsApp continue in #Bangladesh for a second day with high impact to mobile networks, with further deaths reported as student protests continue and authorities shut down 'all educational institutions' 📵

NetBlocks

16 Jul 2024 21:29

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that social media platform Facebook has been restricted on multiple internet providers in #Bangladesh; the incident comes as police crack down on student protests over government-imposed quotas, with deaths and hundreds of injuries reported

NetBlocks

10 Jul 2024 01:10

ℹ️ Confirmed: Network data show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) is experiencing a new widespread outage in south Texas with high impact to San Antonio; the operator attributes the incident to a third-party infrastructure issue caused by Hurricane Beryl 📉 #SpectrumOutage

NetBlocks

08 Jul 2024 18:35

⚠️ Update: Real-time network data show the growing impact of Hurricane Beryl across #Texas with connectivity in Houston down to 30% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to heavy winds and downed lines leaving over two million without power and telecoms 🌀⚡

NetBlocks

05 Jul 2024 18:55

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show declining internet connectivity in southeast #Mexico with high impact to Quintana Roo as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, home to resorts including Cancún and historical Mayan sites; flooding and downed power lines are reported

NetBlocks

04 Jul 2024 00:14

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a rapid decline in internet connectivity in #Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl lashes the island, with electricity shut down by authorities to protect the power grid; national connectivity currently registers at 39% of ordinary levels 🌀

NetBlocks

03 Jul 2024 14:42

⚠️ Update: Social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a third day in Kayseri, #Turkey, impacting daily life and business; the measure was imposed as anti-migrant protests sparked a crisis across south Turkey and north Syria

NetBlocks

02 Jul 2024 15:04

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that social media platforms including Telegram, X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a second day in Kayseri, #Turkey, the epicenter of anti-migrant protests that have spread through southern Turkey and the Syria borderlands

NetBlocks

01 Jul 2024 21:52

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault

NetBlocks

01 Jul 2024 13:23

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a multi-hour disruption to internet connectivity in the Belgorod region of #Russia corresponding to reports of a power outage caused by Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting energy infrastructure 📉

NetBlocks

25 Jun 2024 17:21

ℹ️ While Kenyan network operator Safaricom now states that two of its undersea cables have experienced outages, the root cause of the current internet disruption remains unexplained at the present time.

NetBlocks

25 Jun 2024 16:00

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉

NetBlocks

23 Jun 2024 15:50

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Kharkiv, #Ukraine, amid reports of a wave of deadly Russian guided aerial bomb attacks targeting civil infrastructure 📉

NetBlocks

19 Jun 2024 23:40

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service across much of #Ecuador with national connectivity down to 44% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a failure in the transmission line per CENACE 🔌#sinluz #apagón