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 …
Russia restricts opposition election voting app from Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Mobile app store metrics from NetBlocks confirm the removal of a popular opposition election tracking app from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The incident comes as Russia …
Social media and messaging apps restricted in Zambia on election day
Network data from NetBlocks confirm that social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and messaging apps Messenger and WhatsApp have been restricted on multiple internet providers in Zambia on Thursday 12 …
Internet shutdown in the Republic of the Congo on election day
NetBlocks metrics confirm an internet blackout in the Republic of Congo on the day of presidential elections, Sunday 21 March 2021. The incident has a recorded duration of three days. …
Social media and messaging restricted, internet shut down for Uganda elections
Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory confirm Uganda is in the midst of an internet blackout continuing from 13 January 2021 up until the 18th, following prior social media …
Internet disrupted in Tanzania on eve of general elections
Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory confirm widespread disruption to social media and online communication platforms via multiple internet providers in Tanzania as of Tuesday 27 October 2020. The …
Internet disrupted in Guinea ahead of presidential election result announcement
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that internet has been disrupted in Guinea as of 7:30 a.m. UTC Friday 23 October 2020 as the West African country prepares …
Internet disrupted in Kyrgyzstan as protests break out over alleged vote rigging
Network data from the Internet Observatory confirm the disruption of internet connectivity in Kyrgyzstan on the evening of Monday 5 October 2020 after protest broke out in capital city Bishkek …
Internet disruption hits Belarus on election day
Network telemetry from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that internet connectivity in Belarus has been significantly disrupted as of Sunday 9 August 2020 amid tense presidential elections. Outages increased in …
Social media disrupted in Burundi on election day
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that social media and messaging apps are disrupted and unavailable in Burundi on the morning of Wednesday, 20 May 2020 as the …
Guinea blocks social media on eve of elections
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that social media have been blocked in the Republic of Guinea beginning 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening, 21 March 2020 continuing through Sunday’s …
Internet cut across Guinea ahead of elections
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that internet has been cut across the Republic of Guinea as of 8:00 p.m. UTC, ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for Sunday, …
Social media disrupted in Togo on election day
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm the loss of access to social media platforms via Togo’s leading operator Togo Telecom (Togocom, AS24691) as polls closed on election day, …
Social media restricted in Venezuela on day of National Assembly leadership vote
Data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV has restricted access to Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook services on the morning of Sunday 5 …
Evidence of internet disruptions in Russia during Moscow opposition protests
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory provide technical evidence of a targeted internet shutdown in Russia on Saturday 3 August 2019 as demonstrators took to Moscow’s streets to protest …
Post-election internet shutdown in Mauritania following widespread mobile disruptions
Mauritania is in the midst of a near-total internet blackout as of 3:30 p.m. UTC Tuesday 25 June 2019, following contested presidential elections held during the weekend. Real-time network measurement …
Internet and streaming services blocked in Kazakhstan on election day
Multiple internet providers in Kazakhstan blocked access to online streaming services as well as totally cutting the internet access for most users in the late morning on Sunday 9 May …
Indonesia’s sophisticated internet filters are blocking Twitter photo and video uploads
Real-time network data from the NetBlocks observatory confirm that Indonesian internet providers are targeting and disabling specific social media features including Twitter photograph and video uploads, with evidence of a …
Indonesia blocks social media as election protests escalate
WhatsApp and Facebook backend servers have been partially blocked in Indonesia as of Wednesday 22 May 2019, according to real-time network measurement data from the NetBlocks internet observatory. NetBlocks data …
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 …