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ℹ️ Note: The website of USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, has been made unavailable globally with the DNS server issuing NXDOMAIN; the incident comes amid reports that the new administration intends to move the institution under the State Department
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show an ongoing disruption to connectivity at the Goma internet exchange in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; the incident comes amidst a major military escalation with neighboring Rwanda as authorities present measures to "counter Rwandan propaganda"
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a multi-hour national disruption to internet connectivity in #Syria; the Ministry of Communications has identified "sabotage by remnants of the Assad regime" and the cutting of fiber links as the cause of the outage, which has since been resolved
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity across much of Ireland amid widespread power outages due to #StormÉowyn which experts have called the "storm of the century"
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NetBlocksℹ Note: Social media platform TikTok has deactivated its own service in the US after a ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday upholding a nationwide ban; there are no indications of widespread network level restrictions imposed by internet providers at the…
ℹ️ Update: Analysis of App Store data shows that the TikTok app has now also been delisted in the US, with the country joining a small set of countries including Afghanistan, China, and India where it is unavailable for download.
ℹ Note: Social media platform TikTok has deactivated its own service in the US after a ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday upholding a nationwide ban; there are no indications of widespread network level restrictions imposed by internet providers at the present time #TikTokBan
ℹ Confirmed: Traffic data show a brief disruption to mobile internet service in #Russia corroborating reports of an outage; the incident is consistent with a glitch in the national content filtering mechanism
ℹ️ Update: Network data show that connectivity remains largely cut in Mayotte one month after Cyclone Chido hit the French archipelago with many residents still cut off from the rest of the world 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show messaging app Telegram is now disrupted in Venezuela, corroborating user reports of issues accessing the service; the incident comes as Nicolas Maduro is sworn in for a third presidential term, a move identified by the opposition as a coup #10Ene
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of Maui, Hawaii after severe thunderstorms bring down power lines; supplier Hawaiian Electric says damage assessments and line inspections are underway 📉 #HIwx
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of California including Pasadena and Calabasas as a wildfire spreads around Los Angeles and authorities issue mandatory evacuation orders #PalisadesFire
⚠️ Update: Live metrics indicate that Pasadena, CA remains largely disconnected from the internet amid widespread power outages due to wildfires and high winds; the telecoms disruptions are likely to impact aid efforts and prevent loved ones from contacting each other #EatonFire
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of California including Pasadena and Calabasas as a wildfire spreads around Los Angeles and authorities issue mandatory evacuation orders #PalisadesFire
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show an accelerating loss of internet connectivity in parts of California impacted by two wildfires as a state of emergency is declared. As of 10 p.m. local, some areas have fallen largely offline while impacts are now also discernible in Los Angeles
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that TikTok is being disrupted in Venezuela, following a pattern of daily multi-hour restrictions from midnight; the measure comes at the end of an eight-day deadline issued by Venezuela's Supreme Court for TikTok to appoint a local representative #8Ene
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of California including Pasadena and Calabasas as a wildfire spreads around Los Angeles and authorities issue mandatory evacuation orders #PalisadesFire
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show that connectivity has collapsed on Russian internet operator Nodex, as the company reports a cyberattack from Ukraine resulting the destruction of its networks; the incident affecting fixed-line and mobile services is ongoing 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity across Puerto Rico as the island experiences a widespread power outage, leaving residents worried about spending New Year's Eve in the dark 🔌📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in multiple regions of #Ukraine, as authorities impose emergency power shutdowns amid Russian shelling targeting energy infrastructure on Christmas Day 🔌📉
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