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NetBlocks⚠️ 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 📉
⚠️ 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
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity in St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Islands; the incident is attributed to a water infiltration in the system due to high winds and rain at the Estate Richmond Power Plant per the Water & Power Authority ⚡️
⚠️ 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 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to the network of #Uganda operators MTN and Uganda Telecom; hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan has claimed the cyberattack as the latest in its ongoing campaign against countries with ties to the RSF paramilitary group 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Traffic data show mobile internet access has been limited in #Senegal as president Macky Sall’s government orders the restriction cellular data in capital Dakar to prevent "threats and disturbances to public order" amid protests over the postponement…
⚠️ Update: Traffic data show mobile internet access remains limited in #Senegal for a second day after authorities restrict cellular data in capital Dakar and deploy riot police to counter ongoing protests over the postponement of this month's elections to the end of 2024 📵
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show #Djibouti has experienced an internet disruption with high impact to Djibouti Telecom as hacking group Anonymous Sudan claims a "catastrophic cyberattack" targeting the state telco over the country's ties with paramilitary group RSF 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Traffic data show mobile internet access has been limited in #Senegal as president Macky Sall’s government orders the restriction cellular data in capital Dakar to prevent "threats and disturbances to public order" amid protests over the postponement of elections 📵
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity across #California as an atmospheric river weather event brings down power and telecoms lines; authorities have declared a state of emergency in multiple counties with life-threatening flooding expected 🌊
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to multiple internet providers in #Sudan, where connectivity levels are already highly diminished due to ongoing conflict; operator MTN Sudan reports service failures due to circumstances beyond their control 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet service in Kherson, southern #Ukraine, amid reports of power cuts due to heavy Russian shelling; network data indicate connectivity is now at 72% of previous levels ⚡️📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total telecoms blackout; the incident is likely to severely limit most residents' ability to communicate, in the tenth such disruption since the start of the war 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity has been partially restored in the #Gaza Strip after a two day telecoms blackout; overall service remains significantly below pre-war levels 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to the network of #Israel mobile operator Pelephone, a Bezeq subsidiary, corroborating user reports of outages; hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan has claimed the cyberattack as the latest in its campaign against prominent Israeli targets 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total telecoms blackout; the incident is likely to severely limit most residents' ability to communicate, in the tenth such disruption since the start of the war 📉
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show the #Gaza Strip has now been in the midst of a telecoms blackout for 24 hours, the tenth such incident since the start of the conflict with Israel; the incident affects the few networks that remain after months of steady decline in connectivity 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total telecoms blackout; the incident is likely to severely limit most residents' ability to communicate, in the tenth such disruption since the start of the war 📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet service in Sint Maarten in the Dutch Caribbean on multiple providers; metrics indicate connectivity at 35% of ordinary levels with operator Flow reporting that it is experiencing a technical disturbance 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across #Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes as persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan's political party, PTI, launches its second virtual gathering
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
ℹ️ Update: Network data show that connectivity is being restored in the #Gaza Strip after a week-long telecoms blackout, the longest on record since 7 October; operator Paltel says it has repaired damage sustained in conflict; overall service remains far below pre-war levels 📈
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show the near-total telecoms blackout in the #Gaza Strip has now passed the one-week mark; at 168 hours, the disruption is the longest on record since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and continues to severely limit visibility into events on the ground 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is again in the midst of a near-total internet blackout; telecom services including landline, cellular and wifi are likely to be unavailable to most residents at the present time 📉
⚠️ Update: Network data show the #Gaza Strip has now entered the seventh day of a near-total telecoms blackout, with the incident passing the 144 hour mark; the disruption is the ninth and longest sustained telecoms outage since the onset of the present conflict with Israel 📉
