Internet shutdowns and disruptions Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Viber, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger have been blocked in Sri Lanka following a series of scheduled bombings targeting churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, according to …
On 12 July, 2018 inaccessibility of U.S.-based online news magazine slate.com was detected in Pakistan by the NetBlocks internet observatory and Digital Rights Foundation. The groups have determined the nation-wide extent of …
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, …
When Sri Lanka used internet controls in an attempt to quell violent riots, it may not have anticipated an associated $30,000,000 collateral dent to its economy. That’s the figure NetBlocks …
The NetBlocks internet shutdown observatory project in coordination with the Digital Rights Foundation has collected evidence of nation-wide internet disruptions throughout Pakistan. On the afternoon of Saturday 25 November, internet …
