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Category: Analysis

Analysis · May 24, 2019

Mapping the implications of Venezuela’s new National Telecommunications Corporation

Nicolás Maduro today announced the creation of a new state corporation that will unite phone and internet provider CANTV, submarine cable operator Gran Caribe as well as national postal services. …

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  • Streaming services restricted in Venezuela as Guaidó holds press conference in Caracas
  • Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media blocked in Algeria
  • Total internet outage identified in Ethiopia
  • Severe internet outage across Sudan amid reports of Darfur paramilitary attacks
  • Internet and streaming services blocked in Kazakhstan on election day
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Reports · June 17, 2019

Streaming services restricted in Venezuela as Guaidó holds press conference in Caracas

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) restricted access to YouTube, several Google services, Android mobile backend servers and Microsoft Bing on Monday 17 June 2019, …

Reports · June 16, 2019

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media blocked in Algeria

Algeria has cut access to most social media platforms, as of 1:15 p.m. UTC, Sunday 16 June 2019 according to NetBlocks network measurement data, in an apparent bid to counter …

Reports · June 11, 2019

Total internet outage identified in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s internet has been totally cut off as of 7:30 a.m. UTC 11 June 2019. The incident is ongoing, and is believed to be a measure to counter cheating during …

Reports · June 10, 2019

Severe internet outage across Sudan amid reports of Darfur paramilitary attacks

New network measurements show that Sudan’s remaining internet connectivity has been disconnected as of 12:00 p.m. UTC Monday 10 June, amid reports of deadly attacks perpetrated by Sudanese paramilitary groups. …

Reports · June 9, 2019

Internet and streaming services blocked in Kazakhstan on election day

Multiple internet providers in Kazakhstan blocked access to online streaming services as well as totally cutting the internet access for most users in the late morning on Sunday 9 May …

Reports · June 7, 2019

Liberia blocks social media to quell Monrovia anti-corruption protests

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and messaging app WhatsApp have been blocked by internet providers in Liberia as of Friday 7 June 2019, according to real-time network measurement data from the …

Reports · June 6, 2019

Further internet cuts target Sudan’s pro-democracy movement with nationwide impact

New network data show that internet connectivity has been further restricted across Sudan as of 6 June 2019, adding to mobile telecommunications infrastructure blackouts observed through Monday morning and over …

Reports · June 3, 2019

Internet disrupted in Sudan amid unrest at Khartoum sit-in

Internet connectivity has been partially disrupted in Sudan through the morning of Monday 3 June 2019. The new outages come amid reports of shots fired at protesters continuing sit-ins at …

Reports · May 24, 2019

Indonesia’s sophisticated internet filters are blocking Twitter photo and video uploads

Real-time network data from the NetBlocks observatory confirm that Indonesian internet providers are targeting and disabling specific social media features including Twitter photograph and video uploads, with evidence of a …

Reports ·

Streaming services restricted in Venezuela as Guaidó discusses national plan from Andrés Bello Catholic University

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) restricted access to YouTube, Periscope, several Google services, Android mobile backend servers and Microsoft Bing on Friday 24 May …

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