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Tag: South Asia

Internet shutdowns and disruptions Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

Reports · May 9, 2023

Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM Imran Khan

NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Tuesday 9 May 2023. Additionally, total internet shutdowns have been observed on mobile …

Reports · February 4, 2023

Wikipedia restricted in Pakistan over alleged “sacrilegious” content

Network data confirm the restriction of online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Pakistan on multiple internet providers from Friday 3 February 2023. The incident comes days after authorities threatened to ban the …

Reports · August 21, 2022

YouTube disrupted in Pakistan as former PM Khan streams speech

NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Sunday 21 August 2022. The disruption comes as former Prime Minister Imran Khan makes a live …

Reports · June 18, 2022

Internet disrupted in Bihar, India, amid military recruitment protests

NetBlocks metrics confirm a significant disruption to internet connectivity on multiple providers in Bihar, eastern India from Friday 17 June 2022 until Tuesday 21 June. The incident came as the …

Reports · May 25, 2022

Internet disrupted in Pakistan as ousted PM’s mass rally takes to streets

NetBlocks metrics confirm disruptions to internet service on multiple providers across Pakistan after 5 p.m. local time Wednesday 25 May 2022. The incident comes as the government moves to ban …

Reports · April 2, 2022

Social media restricted in Sri Lanka as emergency declared amid protests

NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Viber and YouTube in Sri Lanka after midnight on Sunday 3 April 2022 local time, with …

Reports · September 2, 2021

Internet disrupted in Kashmir following death of separatist leader

Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant disruption to internet service in Kashmir with high impact to Srinagar from the early morning of Thursday 2 September 2021 local time. The …

Reports · March 26, 2021

Facebook services restricted in Bangladesh amid anti-Modi protests

NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Facebook and Facebook Messenger in Bangladesh from the evening of Friday 26 March 2021 up until Monday evening amid protests over Indian Prime Minister …

Reports · May 18, 2020

Evidence of Twitter, Periscope and Zoom restrictions in Pakistan

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Twitter, Periscope and Zoom were restricted on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on the evening of Sunday 17 May 2020, commencing …

Reports · December 27, 2019

New wave of Internet shutdowns in India as citizenship protests continue

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory provide evidence of a new wave of internet shutdowns in India from the evening of Thursday 26 December. Outages have been identified with …

Reports · December 13, 2019

Evidence of Internet shutdown in Assam and beyond as India pushes through Citizenship Amendment Bill

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory provide evidence of the extent and impact of an internet shutdown affecting India’s north-east regions including Assam. As of Thursday 12 December, the …

Reports · November 8, 2019

India shuts down internet in Aligarh on eve of 70-year Ayodhya land dispute verdict

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that India has cut internet access in in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on the eve of a significant legal verdict. …

Reports · September 10, 2019

Pakistan shuts down internet in Kashmir, restricts access in Punjab and beyond

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm Pakistan has shut down internet access multiple regions. Two distinct schedules of disruption appear to be in place. Azad Kashmir internet blackout …

Reports · August 4, 2019

Major Internet shutdown registered in Kashmir as crisis worsens

Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm the loss of internet access across parts of Kashmir, amid a growing military presence and curfew reportedly imposed by Indian forces. Technical …

Reports · May 17, 2019

Social media restored in Sri Lanka following third nationwide block

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Viber, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger, and Twitter have been partially restored in Sri Lanka as of Friday 17 May 2019 following a four-day block, according to …

Reports · May 13, 2019

Sri Lanka blocks social media for third time in a month

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Viber, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger, and later also Twitter have been blocked again in Sri Lanka as of Monday 13 May 2019, according to real-time network …

Reports · May 5, 2019

Social media blocked again in Sri Lanka amid ethnic clashes

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Viber, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger were blocked again in Sri Lanka, as of 5:00 p.m UTC Sunday 5 May 2019 (10:30 p.m local time), only days …

Reports · April 30, 2019

Social media and messaging apps restored in Sri Lanka

Access to social media and messaging apps has been restored in Sri Lanka as of 5:30 a.m UTC Tuesday, 30 April, on the ninth day after the services were blocked …

Reports · April 26, 2019

Sri Lanka social media and messaging ban enters sixth day

Internet providers in Sri Lanka are continuing to block access to the major social media networks and messaging apps, as well as extending the ban to cover VPN applications, as …

Reports · April 24, 2019

VPN services blocked in Sri Lanka as information controls tighten

Internet providers in Sri Lanka are in the vanguard of blocking access to digital security tools that allow users to work around censorship, according to new NetBlocks network measurement data. …

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