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 shutdown 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 …
Facebook and WhatsApp restricted in Cameroon on eve of election results
Network measurements collected by the NetBlocks internet shutdown observatory show that social media and messaging services have been slowed, or throttled, by major ISPs in Cameroon, as citizens await the …
Toward a rights-based methodology for digital election observation in the OSCE region
WARSAW – On 17 September, NetBlocks presented its work toward a consistent methodology for the monitoring of critical infrastructure, access to information and free expression during elections in the OSCE …
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. …
Study reveals extent of Awami Workers political party website block in Pakistan
PAKISTAN – The NetBlocks internet observatory project in coordination with the Digital Rights Foundation has collected evidence of blocking of a political party website, operated by the Awami Workers Party, …