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NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in and around West and Central #Africa; the incident affects networks supplying telecoms via subsea cables to multiple countries and operators 📉
⚠️ Update: Live network data show today's telecoms disruption in #Africa has intensified; the incident has high impact to West Africa with significant reductions in connectivity evident across the continent; operators report multiple subsea cable failures 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in and around West and Central #Africa; the incident affects networks supplying telecoms via subsea cables to multiple countries and operators 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to the southern governates followed by some recovery, the second such incident this month 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ 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…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for three weeks; the popular microblogging platform has been largely unavailable since 17 February following a series of social media shutdowns targeting political opposition and an election day telecoms blackout
ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity has returned to #Chad after the latest in a series of nation-scale telecoms disruptions following political unrest in the capital last week; incident duration ~6 hours #Tchad
ℹ️ Note: LinkedIn is currently experiencing an outages in multiple countries; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #LinkedInDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to the southern governates; the incident will be experienced as a near-total telecommunications outage by many residents, after months of overall decline since the start of the war 📉
ℹ️ Note: Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger are currently experiencing outages related to login sessions in multiple countries; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #FacebookDown #InstagramDown
NetBlocks⚠️ 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…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains restricted in #Pakistan after a measure imposed on 17 February amid concerns over election fraud; meanwhile, a senator for the PPP socialist party has faced a backlash after petitioning to ban other social media platforms 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity on Vodafone #Egypt followed by recovery; the operator has attributed the incident to a technical issue during upgrades to its 4G service 📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of Tanzania and Zanzibar; the incident is attributed to disruption of the national power grid, with energy supplier TANESCO reporting a technical malfunction⚡
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to the network of #Bahrain mobile operator Zain, corroborating user reports of outages; hacking group Anonymous Sudan has claimed the cyberattack as the latest in its ongoing campaign against countries with ties to Israel 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Haiti as a 72-hour state of emergency is declared after armed gangs storm prisons and release thousands of inmates; operators have attributed the telecoms disruption to vandalism and damage from gunfire 📉
ℹ️ Update: Metrics show a modest increase in connectivity on internet provider Zain in #Sudan, as the telco reports it is gradually reconnecting service via Port Sudan; much of the region remains offline following a series of disconnections last month
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that #Armenia has experienced an internet disruption with high impact to Telecom Armenia; hacking group Anonymous Sudan has claimed the incident as part of its ongoing campaign of denial of service attacks
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Chad; the incident follows reports of a deadly attack on ANSE intelligence headquarters in capital N'Djamena #Tchad
⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity in #Chad remains disrupted for a third day limiting visibility into events on the ground; the incident follows reports of an attack on National Security Agency HQs and the death of opposition leader Yaya Dillo near his party's offices
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Chad; the incident follows reports of a deadly attack on ANSE intelligence headquarters in capital N'Djamena #Tchad
⚠️ Update: Metrics show a further decline in internet connectivity in #Chad following this morning's telecoms disruption; the incident comes as searches are imposed at checkpoints amid heavy gunfire in the capital following a deadly attack at the National Security Agency HQ 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ 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…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains restricted in #Pakistan despite brief moments of availability; any decision to restore access to the service, banned on 17 Feb amidst concerns over election fraud, will be deferred to an incoming government per local media reports 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Chad; the incident follows reports of a deadly attack on ANSE intelligence headquarters in capital N'Djamena #Tchad
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show that platforms including X/Twitter and Facebook became briefly accessible in #Russia while Telegram momentary became unavailable, in what is understood to be a brief configuration fault in Russia's national firewall on the 27th
