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Tag: Latin America

Reports · July 12, 2021

Social media restricted in Cuba amid widening anti-government protests

Network data from NetBlocks confirm partial disruption to social media and messaging platforms in Cuba from 12 July 2021. The targeted restrictions are likely to limit the flow of information …

Reports · May 5, 2021

Internet disrupted in Colombia amid anti-government protests

Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory confirm the disruption of internet service in Cali, Colombia with the incident from approximately 4:30 p.m. Tuesday local time and was ongoing as …

Reports · November 30, 2020

Social media disrupted in Cuba amid protests for artistic freedom

Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory confirm partial disruption to social media and streaming platforms in Cuba between Friday 27 November 2020 and Monday 30 November 2020. The disruptions …

Reports · March 1, 2020

Venezuela suffers major power outage knocking out internet connectivity

The NetBlocks internet observatory has identified a nationwide power outage and fluctuations in supply across Venezuela as of 5:45 p.m. Sunday 1 March 2020, impacting multiple states and cities and …

Reports · January 5, 2020

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 …

Reports · December 1, 2019

Venezuela internet operators fall offline for scheduled subsea cable maintenance

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show total or partial loss of connectivity to most privately-owned service providers in Venezuela. The disruption is the result of a planned maintenance …

Reports · November 16, 2019

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram restricted in Venezuela on day of planned protests

Data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) has restricted access to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram social media services through the morning of …

Reports · October 13, 2019

Mobile internet disrupted in Quito as Ecuador political crisis escalates

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that mobile network operator Claro has suffered severe outages beginning 20:00 UTC (3 p.m. local time), Saturday 12 October 2019, lasting for …

Reports · October 9, 2019

Evidence of social media disruptions in Ecuador as crisis deepens

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that social media backend image and CDN servers were temporarily disrupted in Ecuador with state-run operator Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) on …

Reports · July 22, 2019

Venezuela knocked offline after nationwide power outage

The NetBlocks internet observatory has identified a nationwide power outage across Venezuela as of 8:40 p.m. Monday 22 July 2019, severely affecting most states and cities including Caracas, sending approximately …

Reports · June 18, 2019

Twitter and Instagram restricted in Venezuela during National Assembly session

Data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) and private internet provider Supercable (AS22313) have restricted access to Twitter and Instagram as of …

Reports · June 17, 2019

Streaming services restricted in Venezuela as Guaidó holds press conference in Caracas

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) restricted access to YouTube, several Google services, Android mobile backend servers and Microsoft Bing on Monday 17 June 2019, …

Reports · May 24, 2019

Streaming services restricted in Venezuela as Guaidó discusses national plan from Andrés Bello Catholic University

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) restricted access to YouTube, Periscope, several Google services, Android mobile backend servers and Microsoft Bing on Friday 24 May …

Analysis ·

Mapping the implications of Venezuela’s new National Telecommunications Corporation

Nicolás Maduro today announced the creation of a new state corporation that will unite phone and internet provider CANTV, submarine cable operator Gran Caribe as well as national postal services. …

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Reports · May 23, 2019

YouTube and online services restricted in Venezuela as Guaidó tours Los Teques, Miranda

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) restricted access to YouTube, several Google services, Android mobile backend servers and Microsoft Bing on Thursday 23 May 2019. …

Reports · May 21, 2019

YouTube and Periscope disrupted in Venezuela during National Assembly live stream

Data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) has restricted access to YouTube, Twitter’s video service Periscope, Google services and Bing as of …

Reports · May 18, 2019

YouTube and online services restricted in Venezuela as Guaido speaks from Guatire

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) restricted access to YouTube, several Google services, Android mobile backend servers and Microsoft Bing as of 4:10 p.m. UTC …

Reports · May 16, 2019

Streaming services disrupted in Venezuela prior to Guaidó meeting with professionals and technicians

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) has restricted access to YouTube, Google services, Bing and Periscope from approximately 3:15 p.m. UTC (11:15 a.m. VET) Thursday …

Reports · May 14, 2019

Streaming services disrupted in Venezuela prior to Guaidó speech on National Assembly blockade

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) has restricted access to YouTube, Google services, Bing and Periscope from approximately 7:30 p.m. UTC (3:30 p.m. VET) Tuesday …

Reports · May 11, 2019

Streaming services disrupted in Venezuela as Guaido speaks from Las Mercedes

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) has restricted access to YouTube, Google services, Bing and Periscope from approximately 4:00 p.m. UTC (12:00 p.m. VET) as …

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