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Reports · April 2, 2022

Social media restricted in Sri Lanka as emergency declared amid protests

NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Viber and YouTube in Sri Lanka after midnight on Sunday 3 April 2022 local time, with …

Reports · March 13, 2022

Instagram restricted in Russia as online space continues to shrink

NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of Instagram in Russia from the night of Sunday 13 March 2022. The incident follows the earlier restriction of Twitter and Facebook as Russia cracks …

Reports · March 9, 2022

Severed power line heightens safety concerns at Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Network data from NetBlocks corroborate reports of a power blackout in the vicinity of the mothballed Soviet-era Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine from approximately 9 a.m. UTC on the …

Reports · March 6, 2022

Disconnection raises fears over safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Network data from NetBlocks confirm significant disruption to telecommunications and internet service in and around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, southeast Ukraine from the morning of 4 March 2022, as …

Reports · March 4, 2022

Widespread internet outage registered in Iran amid reports of fire at datacenter

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a major disruption to internet connectivity in Iran from the morning of Friday 4 March 2022. Metrics show the loss of connectivity across multiple providers, …

Reports · February 26, 2022

Twitter and Facebook restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine

NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of Twitter in Russia from the morning of Saturday 26 February 2022. Facebook servers have subsequently been restricted as of Sunday. The restrictions are in …

Reports · February 24, 2022

Internet disruptions registered as Russia moves in on Ukraine

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a series of significant disruptions to internet service in Ukraine from Thursday 24 February 2022. Disruptions have subsequently been tracked across much of Ukraine including …

Reports · February 20, 2022

Internet slowdown limits coverage of Zimbabwe opposition rally

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant slowing of internet service for many users in Zimbabwe on Sunday 20 February 2022, as a major political opposition rally is held in …

Reports · February 17, 2022

Mobile internet disrupted in Luhansk, Ukraine amid heightened tensions with Russia

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant disruption to internet service in Luhansk, Eastern Ukraine on Thursday 17 February 2022. Metrics show a multi-hour loss of connectivity on infrastructure used …

Reports · February 15, 2022

Ukraine banking and defense platforms knocked out amid heightened tensions with Russia

NetBlocks metrics confirm the loss of service to multiple banking and online platforms in Ukraine, in a manner consistent with a denial of service attack. The incident comes amid heightened …

Reports · January 25, 2022

Tropical Storm Ana knocks out power in Malawi

Metrics from NetBlocks indicate a major power outage in Malawi from the afternoon of 24 January 2022. The disruptions began as Tropical Storm Ana made landfall on Monday, with rainfall …

Reports ·

Power outage knocks out connectivity in Central Asian states

NetBlocks has identified a nation-scale power outage in multiple Central Asian countries including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Real time network data showed severe impact to telecommunications infrastructure leaving only 37% …

Reports · January 23, 2022

Internet disrupted in Burkina Faso amid military uprising

Network data from NetBlocks and third-party traffic data confirm significant disruptions to internet service in Burkina Faso on the morning of Sunday 23 January 2022. The incident comes amid reports …

Reports · January 21, 2022

Internet connectivity knocked out in Yemen after airstrike

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a nation-scale collapse of internet connectivity in Yemen on Friday 21 January 2022 from around 1 a.m. local time. The incident came amid reports of …

Reports · January 15, 2022

Energy crisis in Lebanon leads to widening telecoms blackouts

Network data from NetBlocks confirm the loss of internet service in parts of Beirut, Lebanon from the evening of Saturday 15 January 2022. The intermittent disruptions to connectivity follow an …

Reports · January 11, 2022

Internet disruptions observed in Burkina Faso amid coup plot arrests

Network data from NetBlocks and third-party traffic data confirm significant disruptions to internet service in Burkina Faso from the afternoon of Monday 10 January 2022. The incident comes as authorities …

Reports · January 4, 2022

Internet disrupted in Kazakhstan as energy protests escalate

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant disruption to internet service in Kazakhstan from the evening of Tuesday 4 January 2022, progressing to a nation-scale communications blackout on Wednesday afternoon. …

Reports · November 26, 2021

Internet disruption registered in Iran amid water protests

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a subnational disruption to internet service in parts of Iran from the morning of Thursday 25 November 2021, ongoing for close to two days. The …

Reports · November 21, 2021

Mobile internet disrupted in Burkina Faso after shooting of protesters

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant disruption to mobile internet connectivity in Burkina Faso from around 10:30 p.m. UTC Saturday 20 November 2021 affecting cellular service. The incident comes …

Reports · November 8, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp and other services restricted in Ethiopia after exam paper leak

NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Facebook and Facebook Messenger in Ethiopia from the afternoon of Monday 8 November 2021. Network data show that Facebook and Messenger servers as well …

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