Turkey restores access to Wikipedia after 991 days
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has fully restored access to the Wikipedia online encyclopedia as of 15 January 2020, exactly 991 days after the popular …
Partial internet disruption registered in Iran
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm disruptions to mobile networks in Iran on the morning of Wednesday, 25 December. The outage has partial impact and is ongoing at …
Major internet disruption registered across Iran
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm disruptions to multiple fixed-line and mobile providers in Iran on the morning of Thursday, 19 December. The outage had partial but severe …
YouTube, GMail and Google services down in multiple countries
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm outages of YouTube, GMail and other Google services in multiple countries. The disruptions are consistent with a technical error or connectivity fault …
Internet being restored in Iran after week-long shutdown
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that connectivity has been restored with multiple fixed-line providers across much of Iran, allowing some users to get online via wifi. Current …
Social media partially unblocked in Iraq after 50 days
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and messaging apps have been restored for many users across Iraq on 21 November 2019. The services …
Internet disrupted in Iran amid fuel protests in multiple cities
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm disruptions with multiple fixed-line and mobile providers in Iran, amid protests against rising fuel prices. The outages have partial (update: now near-total, …
Iraq shuts down internet again as protests intensify
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that internet access has been cut across much of Iraq as of 21:00 UTC, Monday 4 November 2019 (00:00 Baghdad time, 5 …
Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram restricted in southern Turkey
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media and messaging platforms in the southern cities of Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Hatay, as the …
Iraq introduces nightly internet curfew
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Iraq has introduced a nighttime internet curfew, consistent with reports from IT industry workers in recent days. Confirmed: #Iraq has partly …
Heavily censored internet briefly returns to Iraq 28 hours after nationwide blackout
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that connectivity is returning to parts of Iraq 28 hours after the country imposed a nationwide information blackout. As of 9:20 p.m. …
Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, then shuts down internet amid civil unrest
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram and other social and messaging apps have been blocked in Iraq by multiple internet providers as of …
Facebook Messenger, social media and news sites disrupted in Egypt amid protests
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show disruption to Facebook Messenger, Facebook image CDN servers, as well as BBC News and other news sites in Egypt with two leading …
Internet disrupted in Algeria amid protests against military influence
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that internet access has been restricted in regions of Algeria as of Friday, 14 September 2019 and Saturday. The measures appear to …
Algeria blocks YouTube and Google services after publication of political video
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that YouTube and several Google services and websites have been blocked across Algeria on the evening of Thursday 8 August 2019 by …
Sudan internet shows signs of recovery after month-long shutdown
Internet users are coming back online in Sudan as of Tuesday 9 July 2019, as real-time network data shows a marked increase in mobile connectivity and some fixed-line providers for …
Widespread Internet disruption in Iran amid geopolitical crisis
Internet connectivity in Iran has been significantly disrupted according to real-time network data, as of 8:00 p.m. UTC Wednesday 26 Jun 2019. Network data indicate international routing issues. The disruption …
Iraq shuts down internet to prevent cheating in national science exams
Iraq’s internet has been partially cut on the morning of Wednesday 26 June 2019 in compliance with a decision the Council of Ministers seeking to prevent cheating during national school …
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media blocked in Algeria
Algeria has cut access to most social media platforms, as of 1:15 p.m. UTC, Sunday 16 June 2019 according to NetBlocks network measurement data, in an apparent bid to counter …
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 …