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NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp have been restricted in #Turkey on multiple networks; the incident comes as main opposition party CHP calls for rallies after police blockade its Istanbul…
ℹ️ Update: Access to social media and messaging platforms has been restored in #Turkey a day after broad restrictions were imposed during an unsuccessful attempt by authorities to replace a senior member of the leading opposition party with an external appointee
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp have been restricted in #Turkey on multiple networks; the incident comes as main opposition party CHP calls for rallies after police blockade its Istanbul headquarters
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Poltava Oblast, #Ukraine, with high impact to Kremenchuk, amid reports of Geran-2 UAV attacks by Russia targeting the Kriukiv Bridge over the Dnieper River and other critical infrastructure
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: A series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded internet connectivity in multiple countries including #Pakistan and #India; the incident is attributed to failures affecting the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia…
ℹ️ Update: Meanwhile similar internet disruptions have been observed on Etilasat and Du networks in the United Arab Emirates, resulting in slow speeds and intermittent access as engineers work to resolve the issue impacting multiple countries
⚠️ Confirmed: A series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded internet connectivity in multiple countries including #Pakistan and #India; the incident is attributed to failures affecting the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 📉
ℹ️ Note: Multiple online services including Google Search and YouTube are currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #GoogleDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time data show that internet connectivity has been cut across most of #Iraq except the north this morning, continuing a pattern of internet shutdowns as an apparent measure to prevent cheating in school exams 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Sumy Oblast, #Ukraine, following reported Russian UAV attacks targeting energy infrastructure 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity along #Vietnam's North Central Coast with high impact to Hà Tĩnh and Nghệ An amid power cuts as Typhoon #Kajiki makes landfall 🌀
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity on the Swedish island of #Gotland amid reports of a disconnection of power from the mainland, with energy supplier GEAB stating an unknown cause 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show #Yemen has experienced an internet disruption with high impact to YemenNet as Saudi hacking group claims cyberattack targeting Houthi controlled areas 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major disruption to internet connectivity across #Pakistan with high impact to backbone operator PTCL; overall national connectivity is down to 20% of ordinary levels 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show the loss of connectivity on the #Venezuela network of SuperCable (AS22313) as operations are discontinued in compliance with a CONATEL order, per notice issued to customers 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to the Starlink satellite internet service with overall connectivity at 32% of ordinary levels, corroborating user reports of an outage; the incident is the second observed in the last month 🛰️#StarlinkDown
ℹ️ Note: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a decline in internet connectivity across the #Maldives with high impact to capital Malé after a widespread power outage, the second in two months; the outage is attributed to an unspecified technical issue per State Electric Company (STELCO)
ℹ️ Note: Apple iCloud is experiencing international service outages at the present time; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #iCloudDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet outages have been registered in the Kamchatka Peninsula, #Russia after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake; the decline in network connectivity comes amid reports of power outages; tsunami warnings in effect across Russia, Japan, Guam, Hawaii and Alaska
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to the Starlink satellite internet service with overall connectivity down to 16% of ordinary levels, corroborating user reports of an outage 📉 #StarlinkDown
ℹ️ Update: Connectivity has been restored on Starlink (AS14593) after an international outage; the operator has attributed the incident to a software problem; duration ~2.5h 📈
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to the Starlink satellite internet service with overall connectivity down to 16% of ordinary levels, corroborating user reports of an outage 📉 #StarlinkDown
