On/around 27th May 2024, the traffic from Azerbaijan to www.bbc.com & www.bbc.co.uk reduced by over 80%.
Looking at our data, I can see that the vast majority of traffic in Azerbaijan comes from AS29049 (Delta Telecom) which is their majority ISP according to Wikipedia.
OONI says tests were passing as recently as 28th May from AS29049 but there's definitely something going on...Unsure exactly what.
(the gap in AS29049 is a GeoIP data migration) #Azerbaijan#Censorship#InfoSec
Hmm, traffic to www.bbc.com & www.bbc.co.uk from Taiwan is also down - by > 90% on a gradual then accelerated decline from 20th May 2024.
Most affected is Chungwa Telecom (AS3462).
(the gap in AS3462 is a GeoIP data migration).
Other countries/networks data look fine...something doesn't smell right here. #Taiwan#BBC
“#Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favoring #China and diminishing the power of the island’s president.
The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies give the body greater power to control budgets, including defense spending that the party has blocked in what many see as a concession to China”
"Protesters are gathering in #Taipei as opposition lawmakers try to push through controversial legislation giving them greater investigative powers and effectively curbing the authority of President Lai Ching-te. Anger at the measures has already sparked violent clashes inside the legislature and some of Taiwan’s largest protests since...2014
Threads is giving young Taiwanese activists a space to connect and mobilize, reports @restofworld, drawing in 1.88 million active monthly users — the fourth highest user base globally behind the U.S., Japan and Brazil, despite having a much smaller population.
It continues: “Protestors have been using a range of apps, including Facebook, Line, and Discord, to coordinate the leaderless protests, but many have found Threads to be the most effective in connecting with people outside their own social circles.” But with Meta promising to cut down on political content across its apps, how long will Threads be willing to host their activism?
US State Department 'deeply concerned' over Chinese military drills near Taiwan.
"Using a normal, routine, and democratic transition as an excuse for military provocations risks escalation and erodes longstanding norms," U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#USA#China#Taiwan
Article by Rest of the World on how popular #Threads is for young protesters in #Taiwan
"freshly created political communities could be fragile as Meta promises to reduce the amount of political content users can see. Facebook began limiting political content in 2021, and Meta said this year that Instagram and Threads would also stop recommending political content, unless it came from accounts users were following."
This weekend is perfect timing for the ‘axis of evil’ to exert their power to pursue expansionism. Putin likely told Xi that now would be opportune to threaten Taiwan. #Xi#Taiwan#China#PLO#AxisOfEvil “Not to alarm anyone, but China has surrounded Taiwan with warships and aircraft and the DoD has issued two statements about it over the past hour.” -P McLeary