⚠️ Confirmed: #Syria has imposed a nationwide internet blackout this morning as a countermeasure against cheating and paper leaks in school exams, joining Iraq and a handful of other countries who implement this disruptive policy; incident duration ~5 hours
@b9AcE Great point, noted! We usually qualify claimed rationales with wording like ‘purportedly’ though sometimes it slips through with these tedious cases. And indeed, exam shutdowns have coincided with protests in past so there can be more at play.
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a nation-scale disruption to internet connectivity in #Iraq for the second morning this week as authorities restrict service in a bid to prevent cheating and leaks during general school exams; incident duration ~2 hours 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity has been disrupted in #Iraq for the third time in a week as authorities continue to impose multi-hour telecoms restrictions as part of a longstanding policy intended to prevent cheating and leaked papers during school exams
ℹ️ Note: Meta has notified many users that their Threads accounts will be closed at the end of this month. The incident has high impact to users and companies based in, or whose staff have recently spent time in Turkey, and relates to an anti-competition case in the country.
@b9AcE Indeed. The issue appears related to geolocation settings in the Instagram and/or Threads mobile app automatically switching the account's "natural" registered country after an unspecified time, regardless of the business or individual's registered country in their Meta profile. This is impacting NGOs and companies, that have some staff with access to the account, or individuals who have spent time in that country. More feedback needed to assess the extent of the issue.
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in and around Kharkiv, #Ukraine; the incident comes amid reports of a massive Russian missile barrage in multiple cities including critical energy infrastructure targets 📉
⚠️ Update: Real-time metrics show further declines to connectivity in #Ukraine after a coordinated missile attack by Russian forces; infrastructural impacts are most evident in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi, while Kyiv and others have also been targeted 📉
ℹ Update: Network data show additional reductions to connectivity in Poltava, Sumy and Kirovohrad, #Ukraine as authorities implement emergency power shutdowns after today's missile attacks by Russia 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a new national-scale disruption to X/Twitter in #Pakistan amid escalating unrest and protests over allegations of election fraud, following a high-level resignation and public admission of vote manipulation by a senior election official
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for 24 hours, the latest and longest in a series of nation-scale internet censorship measures imposed by authorities as reports of election fraud emerge 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for over 48 hours as concerns mount over election fraud; authorities have failed to provide a lawful basis for the measure, which violates the public's fundamental right to free expression at a critical moment
⚠️ Update: Metrics show X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for over 48 hours as concerns mount over election fraud; authorities have failed to provide a lawful basis for the measure, which violates the public's fundamental right to free expression at a critical moment
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains largely restricted in #Pakistan past the four-day mark; imposed on Saturday as disclosures relating to election fraud circulated on the platform, the measure significantly hinders the exercise of democracy and media freedom 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for over 120 hours, entering a sixth day of disruption as the nation joins a handful of countries that ban access to international social media platforms 📉
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show #Pakistan's X/Twitter restriction is ongoing into a seventh day; with VPN services also widely restricted, users face increasing difficultly getting online amid heightened concerns over vote rigging after elections conducted under a telecoms shutdown
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show that X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for over one week, with service remaining fully or intermittently restricted for most users; the incident comes amidst a surge in internet censorship during elections marred by irregularities 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to multiple social media and messaging platforms in the Republic of #Guinea including Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram; access remains possible through the use of VPN services #Guinée
ℹ️ Update: Metrics show that access to social media has been restored in #Guinea after a 90-day long restriction; the restoration comes as the Guinean Trade Union Movement, which unites the nation's main unions, calls on authorities to lift internet restrictions immediately 📈
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a new collapse of internet connectivity in #Sudan, with leading mobile operator Zain now also falling largely offline; the incident comes amid heightened tensions between the military government and the RSF paramilitary group 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that #Sudan remains largely offline with a near-total telecoms blackout now in its third day; the incident limits the public's ability to communicate, seek safe zones, and access banking/healthcare services as the military and RSF grapple for power 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a disruption to mobile internet in #Pakistan with high impact to second-largest operator Zong, corroborating widespread user reports of outages; the incident comes as polls open on election day 📵 #PakistanElection2024
⚠️ Update: Real-time network data show that internet blackouts are now in effect in multiple regions of #Pakistan in addition to mobile network disruptions; the incident comes on election day and follows months of digital censorship targeting the political opposition 📉