Internet cut in Gabon on election day
Network data from NetBlocks confirm that internet service has been cut on multiple internet providers in Gabon on Saturday 26 August 2023, the day of presidential and legislative elections. A …
Telegram restricted in Iraq over personal data leaks
Network data confirm the restriction of messaging platform Telegram across most of Iraq as of Sunday 6 August 2023, excluding the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region. The measure comes as the …
Social media restricted, mobile internet cut in Senegal amid political unrest
NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and other social media platforms in Senegal as of 1 June 2023. From 4 June 2023, mobile data …
Internet disruptions registered during school exams
This report documents nation-scale internet disruptions during the 2023 school exam calendar, along with policy observations and recommendations geared toward countering the practice of internet shutdowns that are intended to …
Social media restricted in Guinea amid political unrest
NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms in Guinea-Conakry on Wednesday 17 May 2023. The measure comes as authorities call in the …
Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM Imran Khan
NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Tuesday 9 May 2023. Additionally, total internet shutdowns have been observed on mobile …
Telegram restricted in Brazil after refusal to supply user data to authorities
Network data confirm the restriction of messaging platform Telegram in Brazil as of Thursday 27 April 2023. The incident comes after a court order for Telegram to be suspended due …
Mobile internet disrupted in Mauritania following prison break
Network data confirm a nation-scale disruption to mobile internet traffic in Mauritania from Monday morning 10 a.m. 6 March 2023. The incident comes as authorities launch a search for four …
Social media restricted in Suriname amid cost of living protests
Network data confirm the restriction of social media and messaging platforms Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger in Suriname from Friday evening 17 February 2023 local time. The incident came amid …
Social media and messaging apps restricted in Ethiopia amid religious tensions
Network data confirm the restriction of Facebook, Telegram and TikTok in Ethiopia on Thursday 9 February 2023, with YouTube subsequently restricted on Friday. The incident comes amid anti-government protests sparked …
Twitter restricted in Turkey in aftermath of earthquake
Network data confirm the restriction of Twitter on multiple internet providers in Turkey as of Wednesday 8 February 2023. The incident comes as authorities raise concerns over disinformation online, although …
Wikipedia restricted in Pakistan over alleged “sacrilegious” content
Network data confirm the restriction of online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Pakistan on multiple internet providers from Friday 3 February 2023. The incident comes days after authorities threatened to ban the …
Iran disrupts mobile internet access during university entrance exams
Network data confirm the restriction of internet connectivity in Iran on the morning of Thursday 19 January 2023 for some three hours. Metrics corroborate user reports of a disruption to …
TikTok restricted in Jordan amid fuel price protests
Network data confirm the restriction of social video platform TikTok in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on multiple internet providers on Friday 16 December 2022. The incident comes amid protests …
Social media restricted in Turkey after blast in Taksim, Istanbul
Network data confirm the restriction of social media platforms on multiple internet providers in Turkey on Sunday, 13 November 2022 following a deadly explosion on Istiklal Street in Taksim, Istanbul. …
Internet disrupted in Sudan on anniversary of military coup
Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant disruption to internet service in Sudan from the morning of Tuesday 25 October 2022 affecting cellular and some fixed-line connectivity on multiple providers. …
Internet disrupted in Iran amid protests over death of Mahsa Amini
Network data from NetBlocks confirm a near-total disruption disruption to internet service in parts of Kurdistan province in west Iran from the evening of Monday 19 September 2022. The regional …
TikTok restricted in Azerbaijan and Armenia amid clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh
Network data confirm the restriction of social media platform TikTok on multiple internet providers in Azerbaijan and Armenia amid deadly clashes between the two countries as tensions rise over the …
YouTube disrupted in Pakistan as former PM Khan streams speech
NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Sunday 21 August 2022. The disruption comes as former Prime Minister Imran Khan makes a live …
Internet disrupted in Somaliland amid protests over postponed elections
NetBlocks metrics confirm a major disruption to internet service on multiple providers in Somaliland from the early morning of Thursday 11 August 2022. The disruption comes as protesters with clashes …