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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major decline in internet connectivity in Zonguldak, northern #Turkey. The losses in service are attributed to power cuts and damaged infrastructure amid strong winds, heavy rainfall and flash flooding as storms continue to impact the country⛈️📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a brief disruption to internet connectivity in #Iran, with national connectivity falling to ~57% of ordinary levels before recovering 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Internet and telecoms have been disrupted in #Gaza for over 24 hours after the depletion of generator fuel and backups supplying network infrastructure; aid agencies state that the loss of communications is preventing the delivery of cross-border…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity is being partially restored in the #Gaza Strip as operators report a donation of fuel; service was lost on Thursday as telecom sector generators and backups shut down; service remains significantly below pre-conflict levels 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics indicate that #Kenya has been restricting access to Telegram during school exams since mid-November to prevent exam paper leaks which have become an endemic problem; timings show disruptions coincide with KCSE exams 🏫
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is now in the midst of a major internet outage as generator fuel supplies and backups finally run out; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents…
⚠️ Update: Internet and telecoms have been disrupted in #Gaza for over 24 hours after the depletion of generator fuel and backups supplying network infrastructure; aid agencies state that the loss of communications is preventing the delivery of cross-border humanitarian supplies 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that internet connectivity in Kherson Oblast, southern #Ukraine, has been impacted by today's wave of deadly Russian shelling; authorities report efforts to restore power will get underway in the morning ⚡
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting…
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is now in the midst of a major internet outage as generator fuel supplies and backups finally run out; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
🗓️ Today marks the fourth anniversary of the 2019 #Iran internet shutdown; authorities imposed a national blackout amid widening protests, obscuring a deadly crackdown on Iranians calling for basic rights; the incident is documented and will not be forgotten 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show collapse in internet connectivity on multiple providers across the Kamchatka Territory, #Russia; the loss in service is attributed to an accident during work on a fiber-optic line caused by an external organization per operator Rostelecom 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting…
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a new gradual decline in internet connectivity in the #Gaza Strip as operators report the depletion of back up fuel and batteries supplying main data centers and exchanges; the incident is likely to reduce residents' ability to to communicate 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: A major internet outage is underway in #Namibia with high impact to Telecom Namibia, leaving national connectivity at 33% of ordinary levels; the company attributes the incident to vandalism and cable theft, the second in the space of a week 📉
ℹ️ Update: #Gaza continues to face internet issues, with current metrics showing connectivity below half of pre-conflict levels; Palestinian Minister of Comms reports depletion of generator fuel to exchanges and towers with collapse of key networks expected from Monday onwards 📉
NetBlocksℹ Confirmed: #Iran has experienced disruption to internet connectivity due to the knock-on effects of an international disruption; the incident is attributed to a fault with fiber-optic cable running through #Armenia per telco operators; incident duration ~4 hours 📉
ℹ️ Update: Metrics show that service has been restored on Armenian internet provider Armenia Telecom after a multi-hour disruption affecting multiple countries; incident duration ~6 hours 📈
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya as the country experiences a "partial power outage", with national connectivity now at 56% of ordinary levels; KPLC reports that work is under way to restore electricity supply 🔌📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major internet outage in #Armenia with high impact to Telecom Armenia and related networks, leaving national connectivity at 45% of ordinary levels; the company attributes the incident to the failure of international links as in…
ℹ Confirmed: #Iran has experienced disruption to internet connectivity due to the knock-on effects of an international disruption; the incident is attributed to a fault with fiber-optic cable running through #Armenia per telco operators; incident duration ~4 hours 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major internet outage in #Armenia with high impact to Telecom Armenia and related networks, leaving national connectivity at 45% of ordinary levels; the company attributes the incident to the failure of international links as in previous instances 📉
NetBlocksℹ️ Update: Network data show that connectivity on internet provider YemenNet, which serves Houthi-controlled parts of #Yemen including capital Sanaa, remains intermittent some four hours after a total loss of service 📉
ℹ Update: With internet connectivity restored in #Yemen's Houthi-controlled YemenNet, FALCON subsea cable owner GCX claims notice of maintenance had been provided, however subscribers say they were given no such notice; the incident comes amid tensions with Israel and the US 📈
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, #Iran, amid reports of a heavy security presence with checkpoints and searches; the incident continues the weekly pattern of shutdowns targeting anti-government protests on Fridays 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major internet outage on #Yemen's Houthi-controlled YemenNet telco; the incident has knocked the operator offline, leaving overall national connectivity at 33% of ordinary levels 📉
ℹ️ Update: Network data show that connectivity on internet provider YemenNet, which serves Houthi-controlled parts of #Yemen including capital Sanaa, remains intermittent some four hours after a total loss of service 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major internet outage on #Yemen's Houthi-controlled YemenNet telco; the incident has knocked the operator offline, leaving overall national connectivity at 33% of ordinary levels 📉
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