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Category: Events

Events · November 11, 2018

IGF2018: Private sector hack-back: Where is the limit?

PARIS – Monday, 9AM at the 13th Internet Governance Forum we join OECD and a panel of esteemed experts to present an Open Forum on the technical and regulatory frontier …

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  • Sudan internet shows signs of recovery after month-long shutdown
  • Ethiopia partially restores internet access days after blackout following reported Amhara coup attempt
  • Widespread Internet disruption in Iran amid geopolitical crisis
  • Iraq shuts down internet to prevent cheating in national science exams
  • Post-election internet shutdown in Mauritania following widespread mobile disruptions
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Reports · July 9, 2019

Sudan internet shows signs of recovery after month-long shutdown

Internet users are coming back online in Sudan as of Tuesday 9 July 2019, as real-time network data shows a marked increase in mobile connectivity and some fixed-line providers for …

Reports · June 27, 2019

Ethiopia partially restores internet access days after blackout following reported Amhara coup attempt

Internet access is in the process of being restored in Ethiopia as of 6:00 a.m. UTC Thursday 27 June according to network measurement data. Overall connectivity is rising toward levels …

Reports · June 26, 2019

Widespread Internet disruption in Iran amid geopolitical crisis

Internet connectivity in Iran has been significantly disrupted according to real-time network data, as of 8:00 p.m. UTC Wednesday 26 Jun 2019. Network data indicate international routing issues. The disruption …

Reports ·

Iraq shuts down internet to prevent cheating in national science exams

Iraq’s internet has been partially cut on the morning of Wednesday 26 June 2019 in compliance with a decision the Council of Ministers seeking to prevent cheating during national school …

Reports · June 25, 2019

Post-election internet shutdown in Mauritania following widespread mobile disruptions

Mauritania is in the midst of a near-total internet blackout as of 3:30 p.m. UTC Tuesday 25 June 2019, following contested presidential elections held during the weekend. Real-time network measurement …

Reports · June 24, 2019

Ethiopia internet shutdown continues following reported coup attempt

Ethiopia has been cut off from the internet for over 48 hours following a blackout which started Saturday evening amid reports of an attempted plot to unseat Amhara Regional State …

Reports · June 22, 2019

Internet shutdown in Ethiopia amid reports of attempted coup

Ethiopia’s internet has been largely disconnected starting 8:15 p.m. UTC Saturday 22 June 2019 and having nationwide impact as of 9:00 p.m. UTC, as reports emerge of an attempt to …

Reports · June 18, 2019

Twitter and Instagram restricted in Venezuela during National Assembly session

Data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) and private internet provider Supercable (AS22313) have restricted access to Twitter and Instagram as of …

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 …

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