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Reports · January 12, 2019

Wikipedia blocked in Venezuela as internet controls tighten

The NetBlocks internet observatory has collected technical evidence of the blocking all editions of Wikipedia in Venezuela as of 12 January 2019. The restrictions are implemented by the largest telecommunications provider …

News · May 30, 2018

Wikimedia Norge and NetBlocks announce collaboration on global access to knowledge

OSLO – Wikimedia Norge, the Norway chapter of the organisation that supports Wikipedia, and digital rights group NetBlocks have today announced their partnership to boost access to knowledge in the …

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  • Sri Lanka social media and messaging ban enters sixth day
  • VPN services blocked in Sri Lanka as information controls tighten
  • Social media blocked in Sri Lanka following church and hotel bombings
  • Social media restricted in Venezuela as Guaido speaks from Caracas
  • Bitly link shortener blocked in Egypt
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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. …

Reports · April 21, 2019

Social media blocked in Sri Lanka following church and hotel bombings

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 …

Reports · April 19, 2019

Social media restricted in Venezuela as Guaido speaks from Caracas

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) has restricted access to YouTube, several Google services, Android mobile backend servers and Microsoft Bing as of 15:35 UTC …

Reports · April 18, 2019

Bitly link shortener blocked in Egypt

Several Internet providers in Egypt restricted access to the bit.ly URL shortener service on Thursday 18 April 2019, breaking an estimated 37.5 billion web links shared via the service, according …

Reports · April 15, 2019

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, …

Reports ·

Streaming platforms blocked in Venezuela as Pompeo speaks from Colombia

Network data shows that Venezuela’s state-run internet provider ABA CANTV (AS8048) has restricted access to YouTube, Twitter’s video streaming service Periscope, several Google services and Microsoft Bing as of 11:10 …

Reports · April 14, 2019

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger down globally

Analysis of worldwide network measurements across several Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger servers shows signs of a partial global outage in effect as of 14 April 2019. Some users remain …

Reports · April 11, 2019

Social media restored in Sudan as protesters prevail

Access to Twitter, Periscope, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have been restored in Sudan on Thursday 11 April 2019 amid intense demonstrations, according to new network measurement data collected by the …

Reports · April 10, 2019

Venezuela largely offline following new nationwide power outage

The NetBlocks internet observatory has identified a widespread power outage across Venezuela at 3:30 AM UTC 10 April 2019 (local time 11:30 PM VET 9 April 2019), severely affecting most …

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