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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity in Jasper, Alberta, #Canada as wildfires around Jasper National Park destroy half of historic town; authorities report 30 to 50 percent of buildings have been burnt to the ground 🔥
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Network data show #Bangladesh has now been offline for four days with a nationwide internet shutdown remaining in place amidst student protests ⏲ Protesters are calling for the restoration of telecoms, the release of detainees, and accountability…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show a partial restoration of fixed-line internet connectivity in #Bangladesh after five full days offline; social media and mobile data restrictions continue, limiting the public's right to communicate and stay informed as over 170 deaths reported at protests
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Bangladesh remains cut off three full days after authorities imposed a national Internet shutdown amid student protests. The blackout continues despite a Supreme Court ruling to limit quotas, as protesters demand accountability for…
⚠️ Update: Network data show #Bangladesh has now been offline for four days with a nationwide internet shutdown remaining in place amidst student protests ⏲
Protesters are calling for the restoration of telecoms, the release of detainees, and accountability for over 150 deaths.
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Network data show #Bangladesh has now been offline for over 48 hours after authorities impose a nation-scale internet shutdown in a bid to quell student protests ⏱️ The blackout continues to hinder human rights observers and independent media at…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Bangladesh remains cut off three full days after authorities imposed a national Internet shutdown amid student protests.
The blackout continues despite a Supreme Court ruling to limit quotas, as protesters demand accountability for over a hundred deaths.
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: A day has passed since #Bangladesh imposed a national internet shutdown amid student protests and a deadly crackdown. Metrics show connectivity flatlining at 10% of ordinary levels, raising concerns over public safety as little news flows in or…
⚠️ Update: Network data show #Bangladesh has now been offline for over 48 hours after authorities impose a nation-scale internet shutdown in a bid to quell student protests ⏱️
The blackout continues to hinder human rights observers and independent media at a critical time.
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Bangladesh has now been cut off from the world for over six hours, with a nation-scale internet shutdown in effect amid student protests. The disruption prevents families from contacting each other and stifles efforts to document…
⚠️ Update: A day has passed since #Bangladesh imposed a national internet shutdown amid student protests and a deadly crackdown.
Metrics show connectivity flatlining at 10% of ordinary levels, raising concerns over public safety as little news flows in or out of the country.
ℹ️ Note: Contrary to claims of a "global internet outage", network data show minimal impact to connectivity and telecoms infrastructure after a threat-detection software update causes crashes on some Windows PCs; the software issue is attributed to flaws in a Crowdstrike product
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Bangladesh is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown; the new measure follows earlier efforts to throttle social media and restrict mobile data services, and comes amid reports of rising deaths at…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Bangladesh has now been cut off from the world for over six hours, with a nation-scale internet shutdown in effect amid student protests.
The disruption prevents families from contacting each other and stifles efforts to document human rights violations.
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Traffic data show mobile internet has now been limited in #Bangladesh as authorities issue a cellular data shutdown; the incident follows days of social media restrictions and is likely to limit the public's ability to stay informed amidst student…
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Bangladesh is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown; the new measure follows earlier efforts to throttle social media and restrict mobile data services, and comes amid reports of rising deaths at student protests 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Metrics show that restrictions on Meta platforms Facebook and WhatsApp continue in #Bangladesh for a second day with high impact to mobile networks, with further deaths reported as student protests continue and authorities shut down 'all educational…
⚠️ Update: Traffic data show mobile internet has now been limited in #Bangladesh as authorities issue a cellular data shutdown; the incident follows days of social media restrictions and is likely to limit the public's ability to stay informed amidst student protests 📵
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that social media platform Facebook has been restricted on multiple internet providers in #Bangladesh; the incident comes as police crack down on student protests over government-imposed quotas, with deaths and hundreds of injuries…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that restrictions on Meta platforms Facebook and WhatsApp continue in #Bangladesh for a second day with high impact to mobile networks, with further deaths reported as student protests continue and authorities shut down 'all educational institutions' 📵
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show restrictions to Facebook are in effect on multiple providers in #Pakistan adding to the ongoing X ban imposed since 17 February; the new measure comes on the Islamic holy day of Ashura when authorities typically restrict mobile internet services 📵
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that social media platform Facebook has been restricted on multiple internet providers in #Bangladesh; the incident comes as police crack down on student protests over government-imposed quotas, with deaths and hundreds of injuries reported
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Toronto, Ontario #Canada; the incident comes amid power outages during heavy rains and flash flooding that have cut off hundreds of thousands 📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: Network data show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) is experiencing a new widespread outage in south Texas with high impact to San Antonio; the operator attributes the incident to a third-party infrastructure issue caused by Hurricane Beryl 📉 #SpectrumOutage
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Real-time network data show the growing impact of Hurricane Beryl across #Texas with connectivity in Houston down to 30% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to heavy winds and downed lines leaving over two million without power and telecoms…
ℹ️ Update: #Texas is seeing a modest recovery in internet connectivity following deadly Hurricane Beryl’s landfall; overall service remains significantly below previous levels 🌀🔌
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show significant declines in internet connectivity in parts of #Texas including the Houston Area as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages with hundreds of thousands cut off 🌀📉 #TXwx
⚠️ Update: Real-time network data show the growing impact of Hurricane Beryl across #Texas with connectivity in Houston down to 30% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to heavy winds and downed lines leaving over two million without power and telecoms 🌀⚡
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show significant declines in internet connectivity in parts of #Texas including the Houston Area as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages with hundreds of thousands cut off 🌀📉 #TXwx
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show declining internet connectivity in southeast #Mexico with high impact to Quintana Roo as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, home to resorts including Cancún and historical Mayan sites; flooding and downed power lines are reported
NetBlocks⚠️ 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…
⚠️ Update: Network data show the ongoing impact of deadly Hurricane Beryl in #Jamaica, with connectivity flatlining at 42% of ordinary levels; the outages are attributed to power cuts amid flooding and strong winds 🌀 ⚡
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