Total internet outage identified in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s internet has been totally cut off as of 7:30 a.m. UTC Tuesday 11 June 2019. The disruption follows the partial restriction of messaging apps beginning Monday and is believed …

Internet disrupted in Malawi on election day

Data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that multiple internet providers in Malawi experienced an outage spanning several hours on the evening of Tuesday 21 May 2019, election day, after …

Bitly link shortener blocked in Egypt

Several Internet providers in Egypt restricted access to the bit.ly URL shortener service on Thursday 18 April 2019, breaking an estimated 37.5 billion web links shared via the service, according …

Social media access restored across Sudan

Network measurements collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Sudan’s leading internet providers SDN-MOBITEL/Zain, Sudatel and MTN have restored access to Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram following a 68-day …