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 …
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 …
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, …
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 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 …
New internet disruption in Benin amid riots following elections
Internet access has been partially disrupted in Benin as of 9:00 PM UTC, Wednesday 1 May 2019, after a controversial election during which the country was entirely disconnected for most …
Internet blocked in Benin on election day
Internet access has been totally cut off in Benin as of 11:00 AM UTC, Sunday 28 April 2019, as the country was due to vote in parliamentary elections. Earlier in …
Egypt filters 34,000 domains in bid to block opposition campaign platform
Internet providers in Egypt are blocking access to an estimated 34,000 internet domains in an apparent bid to stamp out an opposition campaign launched last week under the slogan Void, …
Egypt blocks opposition campaign site in run-up to constitutional referendum
Internet providers in Egypt have blocked Voiceonline, an opposition campaign petition website, hours after it reportedly gathered 60,000 signatures on Tuesday 9 April 2019 amid concerns over the risk of …
Internet outages in Algeria during new wave of re-election protests
Several parts of Algeria have been cut off from the internet on Friday 1 March 2019, limiting communications and media coverage of the second wave of protests against president Abdelaziz …
Evidence of internet shutdowns in DRC amid election unrest
The NetBlocks internet observatory has collected technical evidence of multiple internet disruptions in the Democratic Republic of Congo as of Monday 31 December 2018 amid contested general elections. Confirmed: Internet shutdowns currently …
Facebook and WhatsApp restricted in Cameroon on eve of election results
Network measurements collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory show that social media and messaging services have been slowed, or throttled, by major ISPs in Cameroon, as citizens await the announcement …
Mali elections marred by internet disruptions
The NetBlocks network observatory has identified internet disruptions, believed to be part of an intentional regime of internet shutdowns intended to influence the course of the presidential elections in Mali. …