Network measurements collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory show that social media and messaging services have been slowed, or throttled, by major ISPs in Cameroon, as citizens await the announcement …
ACCRA, GHANA – At the 2018 Forum for Internet Freedom in Africa, NetBlocks is demonstrating new tools and methodologies to defend human rights, empowering local communities and creating a space …
Working with Internet Sans Frontières, the NetBlocks internet observatory has conducted an extensive technical analysis of social media and mobile app reachability throughout Chad. Collected data validates user reports of …
WARSAW – On 17 September, NetBlocks presented its work toward a consistent methodology for the monitoring of critical infrastructure, access to information and free expression during elections in the OSCE …
Real-time Internet-scale measurements by the NetBlocks network observatory have shown in unprecedented detail the progress of Hurricane Florence as it knocks hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses offline. Real-time internet …
The NetBlocks network observatory has identified internet disruptions, believed to be part of an intentional regime of internet shutdowns intended to influence the course of the presidential elections in Mali. …
Mobile internet speeds in Bangladesh plummeted by a factor of ten overnight, restricting access to information and limiting online sharing, according to NetBlocks web probe metrics. The internet shutdown follows an …
NetBlocks is pleased to announce that it has joined the Global Network Initiative. NetBlocks will bring its global expertise developing rights-based ICT and cyber-security policy, and tracking network disruptions and …
The NetBlocks internet observatory has detected a series of regional internet outages and disruptions coinciding with widespread protests and violence in Nicaragua. The country has been swept with unrest amid …
Data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory in collaboration with volunteers across Iraq since Friday present new insights into the variety of internet restrictions that have been implemented to suppress …
On 12 July, 2018 inaccessibility of U.S.-based online news magazine slate.com was detected in Pakistan by the NetBlocks internet observatory and Digital Rights Foundation. The groups have determined the nation-wide extent of …
LONDON — Today, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and NetBlocks are announcing plans for the Africa launch of the Cost of Shutdown Tool …
PAKISTAN – The NetBlocks internet observatory project in coordination with the Digital Rights Foundation has collected evidence of blocking of a political party website, operated by the Awami Workers Party, …
OSLO – Wikimedia Norge, the Norway chapter of the organisation that supports Wikipedia, and NetBlocks have today announced their partnership to boost access to knowledge in the face of increasing …
A coalition of twenty-four civil society organisations have today written to leaders of the G20, urging a new model for digital development that places the public interest at the forefront of …
BRUSSELS – Wednesday, May 23, NetBlocks is presenting the development and implementation of HTTP status code 451 at the Conference on Multistakeholder Participation in Global Internet Standards Setting hosted by …
TORONTO, 17 MAY – At RightsCon, NetBlocks and Article 19 are presenting new work to review and strengthen core internet protocols at the Internet Engineering Task Force and other bodies. …
TORONTO — On 16 Мay, 2018 at RightsCon, NetBlocks is presenting its new technology project, The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST). In collaboration with the Internet Society, NetBlocks is developing …
ACCRA, GHANA – A last-minute amendment to the draft of the Accra Declaration, launched on World Press Freedom Day with the support of UNESCO, has added provisions for the training …
When Sri Lanka used internet controls in an attempt to quell violent riots, it may not have anticipated an associated $30,000,000 collateral dent to its economy. That’s the figure NetBlocks …
