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Reports · March 7, 2023

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 …

Reports · February 18, 2023

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 …

Reports · February 9, 2023

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 …

Reports · February 8, 2023

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 …

Reports · February 4, 2023

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 …

Reports · January 19, 2023

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 …

Reports · December 16, 2022

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 …

Reports · November 13, 2022

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. …

Reports · October 25, 2022

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. …

Reports · September 19, 2022

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 …

Reports · September 14, 2022

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 …

Reports · August 21, 2022

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 …

Reports · August 11, 2022

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 …

Reports · August 10, 2022

Internet disrupted in Sierra Leone amid anti-government protests

NetBlocks metrics confirm a nationwide disruption to internet service on multiple providers across Sierra Leone from the morning of Wednesday 10 August 2022. Internet was cut for two hours at …

Reports · July 30, 2022

Indonesia cracks down on unlicensed online platforms and services

NetBlocks metrics confirm that restriction of online platforms from Friday 29 July 2022. The incident comes as telecom regulator Kominfo starts implementing new licensing rules. Impacted platforms cover widely used …

Reports · June 30, 2022

Internet disrupted in Sudan amid protests against military junta

NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of internet service on multiple providers across Sudan after 8 a.m. local time Thursday 30 June 2022. The incident came as protesters took to the …

Reports · June 18, 2022

Internet disrupted in Bihar, India, amid military recruitment protests

NetBlocks metrics confirm a significant disruption to internet connectivity on multiple providers in Bihar, eastern India from Friday 17 June 2022 until Tuesday 21 June. The incident came as the …

Reports · May 25, 2022

Internet disrupted in Pakistan as ousted PM’s mass rally takes to streets

NetBlocks metrics confirm disruptions to internet service on multiple providers across Pakistan after 5 p.m. local time Wednesday 25 May 2022. The incident comes as the government moves to ban …

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 …

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