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⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a rapid decline in internet connectivity in #Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl lashes the island, with electricity shut down by authorities to protect the power grid; national connectivity currently registers at 39% of ordinary levels 🌀
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a major disruption to connectivity in #Mauritania from midnight, with mobile internet restricted amid protests rejecting the results of this weekend's presidential elections 📵📉
⚠️ Update: Mobile internet connectivity remains restricted in #Mauritania amid reports of mass arrests and multiple deaths under police custody as protesters continue to contest the presidential election result; the measure is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground 📵
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
⚠️ Update: Social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a third day in Kayseri, #Turkey, impacting daily life and business; the measure was imposed as anti-migrant protests sparked a crisis across south Turkey and north Syria
⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a major disruption to connectivity in #Mauritania from midnight, with mobile internet restricted amid protests rejecting the results of this weekend's presidential elections 📵📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that social media platforms including Telegram, X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a second day in Kayseri, #Turkey, the epicenter of anti-migrant protests that have spread through southern Turkey and the Syria borderlands
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
Incidents in Kayseri have also spilled over into the wider region with counter-protests in Aleppo and Afrin, northern #Syria, resulting in clashes with the Turkish military; network data show disruptions to internet connectivity along the borderlands corroborating user reports 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault
⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show internet connectivity has declined in the Windward Islands as Hurricane #Beryl, the earliest Category 4 storm on record, makes landfall on the Grenadines’ Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea; the incident comes amid widening power outages 🌀📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a multi-hour disruption to internet connectivity in the Belgorod region of #Russia corresponding to reports of a power outage caused by Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting energy infrastructure 📉
NetBlocksℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉
A new visualization of yesterday's internet disruption in #Kenya during protests shows domestic and downstream country impacts. Key findings:
* No physical subsea cable damage yet identified * Kenya impact higher than in past cable cuts * MTN Uganda attributes outage to Kenya
NetBlocksℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉
ℹ️ While Kenyan network operator Safaricom now states that two of its undersea cables have experienced outages, the root cause of the current internet disruption remains unexplained at the present time.
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉
ℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show that internet connectivity has again been cut across most of #Iraq except the north. The measure, presented as a means to prevent cheating and leaks in a new round of school exams, continues to disproportionately impact other users 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Kharkiv, #Ukraine, amid reports of a wave of deadly Russian guided aerial bomb attacks targeting civil infrastructure 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show major disruptions to internet connectivity in #Montenegro corresponding to power outages also impacting neighbouring countries amidst a regional heatwave; the incident is caused by a fire on a power line per initial reports 🔌📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service across much of #Ecuador with national connectivity down to 44% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a failure in the transmission line per CENACE 🔌#sinluz #apagón
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to leading #India internet provider Reliance Jio (AS55836) affecting multiple regions, corroborating user reports of widespread outages 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in #Algeria in an apparent bid by authorities to prevent cheating and paper leaks in Baccalauréat exams, consistent with measures applied in previous years #BAC2024 #Algérie
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity has been disrupted again in #Algeria as authorities try to stem cheating in Baccalauréat exams, a controversial policy that negatively impacts the nation's general population and industry #BAC2024 #Algérie
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in #Algeria in an apparent bid by authorities to prevent cheating and paper leaks in Baccalauréat exams, consistent with measures applied in previous years #BAC2024 #Algérie
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