⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show internet disrupted in
#Cali
#Colombia
amid social unrest as protesters are met with deadly force by authorities; incident ongoing 📉
#CaliSOS
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in
#Turkey
; the filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the public come to rely on the service in the aftermath of a series of deadly earthquakes
📰 Report:
⚠️
#Iran
is now subject to the most severe internet restrictions since the November 2019 massacre.
▶️ Mobile networks largely shut down (MCI, Rightel, Irancell - partial)
▶️ Regional disruptions observed during protests
▶️ Instagram, WhatsApp restricted
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across
#Pakistan
, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes as persecuted former PM Imran Khan's party, PTI, launches its election fundraising telethon
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across
#Pakistan
, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes just ahead of a major virtual gathering organized by persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan's party, PTI
ℹ️ Real-time network data from Washington, DC show no indication of a mass-scale internet disruption overnight or through the last 48 hours.
Observable fixed-line and cellular connectivity remain stable at the present time. We continue monitoring
#DCBlackout
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that Twitter has been restricted on multiple providers in
#Russia
as of 9:00 a.m. UTC; the incident comes as the government clashes with social media platforms over policy in relation to the
#Ukraine
conflict 📉
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to X/Twitter across
#Pakistan
; the incident comes amid political turmoil after a controversial election held under an internet and mobile network blackout 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a new national-scale disruption to X/Twitter in
#Pakistan
amid escalating unrest and protests over allegations of election fraud, following a high-level resignation and public admission of vote manipulation by a senior election official
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across
#Pakistan
, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes as persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan's political party, PTI, launches its second virtual gathering
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate reports of a new disruption to YouTube in
#Pakistan
; the incident comes as former PM Imran Khan appears on screen to live stream a speech on the platform, following a pattern observed in August
#PeshawarJalsa
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate reports of a disruption to YouTube in Pakistan on multiple internet providers; the incident comes as former PM Imran Khan live streams on the platform despite a ban by media regulator PEMRA
📰 Report:
⚠️ Update: Metrics confirm that YouTube is disrupted on multiple internet providers in
#Pakistan
as former Prime Minister Imran Khan live streams; the restrictions come despite the lifting of PEMRA's ban on Khan's speeches by the Islamabad High Court
📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Various
#Russia
government websites including the Kremlin, State Duma and Ministry of Defense are again down, with real-time network data showing impact to FSO networks consistent with previous cyberattacks. The incident comes as Russia continues to invade Ukraine.
⚠️ Update: Metrics show X/Twitter has now been restricted in
#Pakistan
for over 48 hours as concerns mount over election fraud; authorities have failed to provide a lawful basis for the measure, which violates the public's fundamental right to free expression at a critical moment
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a major disruption to
#Ukraine
's internet backbone provider GigaTrans, which supplies connectivity to many other networks. The incident comes as heavy fighting is reported in
#Vasylkiv
and
#Kyiv
📉
📰 Background:
⚠️ Confirmed: Access to Instagram, one of the last available social media platforms in
#Iran
, has been restricted amid protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
; live metrics show frontends and CDNs now disrupted on multiple internet providers
📰 Background:
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a nation-scale loss of connectivity on MCI (First Mobile),
#Iran
's leading mobile operator, and Rightel; the incidents come amid widespread protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
📵
📰 Background:
ℹ️ Note: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger are currently experiencing outages in multiple countries; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
#FacebookDown
#WhatsAppDown
⚠️ Confirmed: A near-total internet shutdown is in effect in
#Myanmar
as of 1 a.m. local time; real-time network data show national connectivity at just 14% of ordinary levels following state-ordered information blackout; incident ongoing 📉
📰Background:
Confirmed:
#Iran
is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown; realtime network data show connectivity at 7% of ordinary levels after twelve hours of progressive network disconnections as public protests continue
#IranProtests
📉
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a near-total disruption to internet connectivity in
#Sanandaj
, the capital of Kurdistan Province in west
#Iran
; the incident comes amid widening protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
after her arrest by morality police 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are now restricted across
#Pakistan
amid the arrest of former PM Imran Khan; the incident is likely to limit freedom of assembly and the public's ability to seek information 📉
📰 Report:
⚠️ 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 📉
⚠ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter has now been restricted in
#Pakistan
for 24 hours, the latest and longest in a series of nation-scale internet censorship measures imposed by authorities as reports of election fraud emerge 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a new national-scale disruption to X/Twitter in
#Pakistan
amid escalating unrest and protests over allegations of election fraud, following a high-level resignation and public admission of vote manipulation by a senior election official
⚠ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the
#Gaza
Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting with Israel 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Twitter has become unavailable across
#Turkey
as of 11:30 p.m. local time for users of national provider Turk Telekom following alleged attack on Turkish troops in
#Idlib
; other social media currently unaffected; developing situation 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a major disruption to internet service in
#Iran
as mobile internet is cut off for many users; the incident comes amid a wave of new protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
and reports of casualties 📵
📰 Previously:
⚠️ Confirmed: A nation-scale internet disruption has been registered in
#Pakistan
; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL, Nayatel and StormFiber with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels 📉
📰 Previously:
⚠️ Confirmed: Multiple government websites in
#Russia
including the Kremlin and the State Duma have fallen offline; the incident comes amid a spate of cyberattacks targeting neighboring Ukraine 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Messaging app
#WhatsApp
has been restricted in
#Iran
amid widening protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
; metrics show WhatsApp servers now disrupted on multiple internet providers, hours after the restriction of Instagram
📰 Background:
Confirmed: Significant disruption to multiple networks in
#Iran
after 5 p.m. UTC (9:30 p.m. local time); real-time network data show significant impact to subscriber internet lines limiting citizens' ability to communicate; incident ongoing 📉
Confirmed:
#Myanmar
has blocked all language editions of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, part of a widening post-coup internet censorship regime imposed by the military junta 📚
Network data show restriction in effect on major providers.
📰 Report:
ℹ️ ICYMI: Metrics show major social media platforms were restricted in
#Pakistan
for ~7 hours on Sunday evening during an online political gathering; the incident is consistent with previous instances of internet censorship targeting opposition leader Imran Khan and his party PTI
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across
#Pakistan
, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes just ahead of a major virtual gathering organized by persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan's party, PTI
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major disruption to internet traffic in
#Iran
from ~6 a.m. UTC; the incident is likely to further limit the free flow of information amid protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
📉
📰 Background:
Confirmed: Internet restrictions are in place in
#Khuzestan
Province, southwest
#Iran
from 10 p.m. local time; real-time network data show total (pictured) and partial disruptions varying by provider amid anti-government protests; incident ongoing
#IranProtests
📉
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show
#Pakistan
's X/Twitter restriction is ongoing into a seventh day; with VPN services also widely restricted, users face increasing difficultly getting online amid heightened concerns over vote rigging after elections conducted under a telecoms shutdown
ℹ️ Confirmed: Network data corroborate reports of a disruption to internet access in parts of British Columbia,
#Canada
, 7 June.
The incident is attributed to the activity of a single beaver, which gnawed through a tree that then fell on fiber cabling 🦫
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show that social media platforms Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook have been restricted in
#Turkey
after a deadly explosion in
#Taksim
, Istanbul; authorities issued a broadcast ban following the incident
📰 Report:
⚠️ Important: Despite the restoration of observable internet connectivity in
#Myanmar
, analysis of cellular networks reveals that mobile networks remain disabled nationwide.
ℹ️ Most users rely on cell phones for their day to day work, and at protests.
📰
⚠ Update: Live metrics show that X/Twitter has now been restricted in
#Pakistan
for over one week, with service remaining fully or intermittently restricted for most users; the incident comes amidst a surge in internet censorship during elections marred by irregularities 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: A new mobile internet disruption has been registered in
#Iran
; real-time network data show a second nation-scale loss of connectivity on Iran's leading cellular operator MCI (First Mobile) amid protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
📵
📰
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains largely restricted in
#Pakistan
past the four-day mark; imposed on Saturday as disclosures relating to election fraud circulated on the platform, the measure significantly hinders the exercise of democracy and media freedom 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show
#Instagram
is now restricted in
#Russia
across multiple providers; the popular social network has been banned by internet regulator Roskomnadzor after similar measures taken against Twitter and Facebook
📰 Report:
⚠️ Update: Access to
#Instagram
, one of the last available social media platforms in
#Iran
, has been restricted amid protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
; live metrics show frontend and CDN now disrupted on all major internet providers
📰 Background:
⚠️ Update: Metrics indicate that X/Twitter remains restricted for many users in
#Pakistan
past the 72 hour mark, with access now intermittently restored on some providers; the incident is the longest of several internet censorship measures tracked through the election period
⚠ Confirmed: Live network data show a disruption to mobile internet in
#Pakistan
with high impact to second-largest operator Zong, corroborating widespread user reports of outages; the incident comes as polls open on election day 📵
#PakistanElection2024
Confirmed: Social media and messaging platforms restricted in
#Cuba
from Monday on state-run internet provider ETECSA; real-time network data corroborate reports of internet disruptions amid widening anti-government protests; incident ongoing 📵
#CubaSOS
📰
⚠️Confirmed: Network data show a significant regional disruption to mobile internet service in
#Iran
beginning Thursday 15 July 2021 amid widespread protests against water shortages in
#Khuzestan
Province; incident ongoing 📉
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide social media blackout, restricting access to platforms including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Instagram as emergency is declared amid widespread protests.
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed: A power outage has knocked out internet connectivity across much of
#Taiwan
including Taipei; real-time network data show national connectivity falling to 68% of ordinary levels from ~9 a.m. local time; incident ongoing 📉🔌
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show that internet has been cut in
#Sanadaj
, Kurdistan Province,
#Iran
, amid reports of new killings during protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
; meanwhile, national mobile disruptions are again in effect 📉
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed: Social media and messaging apps restricted in
#Senegal
amid political unrest following arrest of opposition leader; real-time metrics show Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram CDN servers disrupted, limiting photo and video sharing 📉
📰
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains restricted in
#Pakistan
after a measure imposed on 17 February amid concerns over election fraud; meanwhile, a senator for the PPP socialist party has faced a backlash after petitioning to ban other social media platforms 📉
⚠️ Confirmed:
#Myanmar
is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown for a second consecutive night as of 1 AM local time; real-time network data show connectivity at 15% of ordinary levels as concerns grow over public safety after military coup 🕒📉
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show the restriction of social media and messaging platforms including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube in
#Senegal
; the incident comes amid protests over the sentencing of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed:
#Kazakhstan
is now in the midst of a nation-scale internet blackout after a day of mobile internet disruptions and partial restrictions.
The incident is likely to severely limit coverage of escalating anti-government protests.
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet disrupted in
#Myanmar
amid military uprising and reports of detention of civilian leadership; real-time network data show national connectivity falling to 75% of ordinary levels from 3:00 a.m. local time; incident ongoing 📉
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a loss of connectivity to
#Ukraine
's State Savings Bank, impacting ATM and banking services; disruptions also reported on Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces networks; incident comes amid heightened tensions with Russia 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: A significant internet outage has been registered in Tehran,
#Iran
with real time network data showing connectivity at 67% of ordinary levels; the incident comes amid protests over the death of Mahsa Amini and may affect coverage of events on the ground 📉
Update: 65 hours after
#Iran
implemented a near-total internet shutdown, some of the last remaining networks are now being cut and connectivity to the outside world has fallen further to 4% of normal levels 📉
#Internet4Iran
#IranProtests
📰
⚠️ Update: Real-time network data show that internet blackouts are now in effect in multiple regions of
#Pakistan
in addition to mobile network disruptions; the incident comes on election day and follows months of digital censorship targeting the political opposition 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time metrics show a nation-scale disruption to Mobinnet, one of the largest network operators in
#Iran
, as widespread internet platform restrictions and rolling blackouts continue amid protests over the death of
#MahsaAmini
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed:
#Pakistan
is again in the midst of a nation-scale internet outage, the second in 24 hours; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels 📉
📰 Previously:
⚠️ Update: Metrics show X/Twitter has now been restricted in
#Pakistan
for over 120 hours, entering a sixth day of disruption as the nation joins a handful of countries that ban access to international social media platforms 📉
Update: 40 hours after
#Iran
implemented a near-total internet shutdown, connectivity to the outside world remains at just 5% of ordinary levels⏱
The restrictions present a direct threat to the safety and wellbeing of Iranians
#IranProtests
📰
🗓 Three years ago today,
#Iran
began to shut down the internet to silence protesters calling for human rights and freedom; in the darkness of an information blackout, thousands were killed by security forces — the true extent of casualties could not be recorded 📉
#IranProtests
Update: It has been 75 hours since
#Iran
introduced a near-total internet shutdown leaving Iranians isolated from the rest of the world 📉
The rights to free expression and free assembly are inviolable and must be protected
#Internet4Iran
#IranProtests
📰
Update:
#Iran
has now been offline for 52 hours following a government-imposed internet shutdown targeting widespread public protests.
National connectivity remains at just 5% of normal levels, leaving Iranians cut off from the world
#Internet4Iran
⏱
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a brief collapse in observable international connectivity on internet provider Rightel in
#Iran
, as well as a deterioration on other mobile and fixed-line providers; the slowdown may limit the free flow of information amid protests 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains restricted in
#Pakistan
into a tenth day, as the nation joins an exclusive set of countries that have imposed extended or permanent bans on international social media platforms
Update: It has been 100 hours since
#Iran
introduced a near-total internet shutdown cutting off the country from the rest of the world 📉
Digital rights are human rights: access must be restored to all Iranians
#Internet4Iran
#IranProtests
📰
Update: It has been 75 hours since
#Iran
introduced a near-total internet shutdown leaving Iranians isolated from the rest of the world 📉
The rights to free expression and free assembly are inviolable and must be protected
#Internet4Iran
#IranProtests
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant to disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan in
#Iran
, on the first anniversary of the "Bloody Friday" massacre; authorities have systematically shut down telecoms to suppress weekly anti-government protests 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains restricted in
#Pakistan
despite brief moments of availability; any decision to restore access to the service, banned on 17 Feb amidst concerns over election fraud, will be deferred to an incoming government per local media reports 📉
⚠️ Confirmed:
#Myanmar
is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown for the third night in a row amid anti-coup protests; real-time network data show national connectivity collapsing to 19% of ordinary levels from 1 am local; incident ongoing 🕒📉
📰
Confirmed: Evidence of mobile internet disruption in parts of
#Iran
beginning ~6:30 a.m. (03:00 UTC); real-time network data show two distinct drops in connectivity this morning amid reports of regional outages; incident ongoing 📉
#Internet4Iran
📰
Confirmed: Fixed-line (wifi) internet connectivity has been restored in
#Myanmar
from 6:30 am local time after the 30th night of recurring post-coup shutdowns 📈
However, network data show mobile internet remains disconnected for a second day 📵
📰
⚠️ Update: Internet remains cut in Sanandaj, Kordestan,
#Iran
three hours after a blackout was imposed amid protests over the death of
#Mahsa_Amini
; the incident follows disruptions in Tehran and other cities limiting the flow of information
📰 Report:
Confirmed: Internet has been cut in
#Myanmar
for the tenth night in a row as nationwide shutdowns continue amid widespread anti-coup protests.
Network data show connectivity falling to 14% of ordinary levels from 1 am local time; incident ongoing 📉
📰
Breaking: Facebook has announced a ban on remaining Tatmadaw military accounts in
#Myanmar
and an end to advertising by military-linked businesses on its platform:
➡️
Meanwhile, network data show that Facebook products remain restricted by the military.
⚠️ Confirmed:
#Italy
is in the midst of a major internet outage with high impact to leading operator Telecom Italia; real-time network data show national connectivity at 26% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing 📉
#TIMDown
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X has now been restricted in
#Pakistan
for three weeks; the popular microblogging platform has been largely unavailable since 17 February following a series of social media shutdowns targeting political opposition and an election day telecoms blackout
⚠️ Confirmed:
#Myanmar
has entered a sixth consecutive night under internet curfew, with service cut at 1 am local time by military diktat 🕒📉
The blackout comes amid a spiralling regiment of restrictions limiting the free flow of information online.
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a near-total collapse of internet traffic from
#Cuba
amid reports of major protests over power cuts and poor conditions exacerbated by Hurricane Ian, with security forces deployed; incident likely to limit the free flow of information 📉
#LaLuz
#SOSCuba
Confirmed: Internet has been shut down in
#Myanmar
for the 31st consecutive night as of 1 am 📉
Meanwhile, network data show that mobile internet, relied upon by ordinary citizens and the pro-democracy movement, remains disabled after two full days 📵
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Significant internet disruption registered in
#Iran
from ~10:30 pm local time; incident has partial impact observable at nation scale, and follows days of reported disruptions during protests in the southeast; incident ongoing 📉
📰
⚠️ Confirmed:
#Ukraine
's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine and Cabinet of Ministers websites have just been impacted by network disruptions; the incident appears consistent with recent DDOS attacks 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a collapse in internet traffic in
#Cuba
amid protests for freedom and human rights centering around Caimanera, Guantánamo; connectivity remains intermittent at present with partial restoration noted 📵📉
#SOSCuba
⚠️ 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 📵
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics indicate that internet service is degraded for many users in
#Zimbabwe
; the incident is likely to limit live streaming and access to online content as
#YellowSunday
opposition rallies are held at Highfields, Harare 📉
📰 Report:
Update: Internet service in
#Myanmar
has been restored from 9 AM local time after a second night under internet curfew leaving residents offline and without a voice following the military coup; incident duration 8 hours 🕒📈
📰
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in
#Luhansk
, eastern
#Ukraine
, resulting in a loss of mobile service on operator Vodafone; incident root cause not yet determined 📉
📰 Report:
Update: 90 hours after
#Iran
implemented a near-total internet shutdown, connectivity continues to flatline at just 5% of ordinary levels 📉
Iranians deserve access to the outside world like everyone else
#Internet4Iran
#IranProtests
📰
ℹ️ Confirmed: Internet disruption registered on
#Andorra
Telecom (AS6752) on Saturday evening; the incident is attributed by the state telco to a DDoS attack targeting the high-stakes
#SquidCraftGames
Minecraft Twitch competition, resulting in the elimination of Team Andorra 📉📈
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show that NetStream, one of the last remaining internet providers in
#Gaza
, has collapsed days after the operator notified subscribers that service would end due to a severe shortage of fuel supplies 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show internet disruptions across
#Pakistan
as ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan organizes mass rallies; metrics show impact to multiple providers in cities including Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad 📉
#LongMarch
📰 Report:
⚠️ Update: Some connectivity has returned to
#Ukraine
internet backbone provider GigaTrans but service remains intermittent at present. The incident comes amid fighting around capital city
#Kyiv
. It is unclear if connectivity will be sustained.
📰 Report:
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that the Google News aggregator platform has become unavailable for many users in
#Russia
; the incident comes amid heightened tensions between the Wagner paramilitary group and Moscow