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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show #Brazil's leading ISPs are now enforcing the Supreme Court's order to ban X (formerly Twitter); the order follows X's refusal to censor accounts associated with the previous administration and political right, and its refusal to appoint a representative
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NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a nation-scale internet disruption in #Venezuela with national connectivity at 20% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a widespread power outage 📷 #30Ago #Apagón
⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Venezuela has been largely offline for over 12 hours with national internet connectivity remaining at 49% of ordinary levels; Communications Minister Ñáñez claims that opposition leaders are behind the energy blackouts as part of a "destabilization plot"
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Kenya corresponding to reports of a widespread power outage; KPLC reports that work is under way to restore the supply of electricity 🔌
⚠️ Note: Metrics show internet connectivity in Jenin, #Palestine, remains limited for a second day amidst reports of ongoing power outages that have also affected telecommunications services; the incident comes as Israel continues a major military operation in the West Bank
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that X (formerly Twitter) has been restricted on #Tanzania's main internet providers; the incident comes as the police force issues an alert over alleged opposition party plans to raid police stations where political prisoners might be held
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a nation-scale internet disruption in #Venezuela with national connectivity at 20% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a widespread power outage 📷 #30Ago #Apagón
⚠️ Update: Almost all states of #Venezuela have been severely impacted by today's power outage with only limited connectivity remaining; the Communications Minister has attributed the incident to "electrical sabotage" #30Ago #SinLuz
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a nation-scale internet disruption in #Venezuela with national connectivity at 20% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a widespread power outage 📷 #30Ago #Apagón
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show significant declines in internet connectivity across multiple states of #Venezuela including Caracas; the incident is attributed to a widespread power outage 🔌 #27Ago #Apagón
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show internet connectivity levels have fallen in multiple regions of #Ukraine including Kyiv after a series of deadly Russian missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure followed by emergency power shutdowns 📉
⚠️ Update: National internet connectivity in #Ukraine remains at 71% of ordinary levels with ongoing widespread power outages after Russia launches a barrage of missile and drone attacks targeting civil and energy infrastructure, one of the war's largest on record
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a collapse in internet connectivity in Sevastopol amid reports of mass power outages in occupied #Crimea; the regional Russian leadership claims the incident is due to an emergency shutdown of Crimean energy distribution networks 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show internet connectivity levels have fallen in multiple regions of #Ukraine including Kyiv after a series of deadly Russian missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure followed by emergency power shutdowns 📉
ℹ️ Note: Metrics show a brief disruption to WhatsApp in #Russia corroborating reports of outages of messaging services also affecting Telegram; regulator Roskomnadzor claims the issue is due to a "DDoS attack"
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major ongoing disruption to the main internet provider in Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk, #Russia, from the night of 13 August, corroborating Ukraine Intelligence claims of a successful cyber op targeting a nuclear weapons development facility near the city
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Bermuda as Category 1 Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on the archipelago early Saturday morning; the incident comes amid widening power outages reported by power company BELCO 🌀
ℹ️ Note: Code hosting platform GitHub is currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #GithubDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline to internet connectivity in and around the U.S. Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Ernesto lashes the region with flooding rains and damaging winds; the storm is expected to intensify into a hurricane later today 🌧
⚠️ Confirmed: Traffic data show a pattern of widescale internet disruptions in #Mauritania during morning and afternoon national school exams; the incidents are consistent with blackouts reported in past years to prevent cheating and paper leaks 📉
⚠️ Note: X Spaces are currently experiencing international outages; the incident is understood to be due to server issues as the platform hosts a live interview between Elon Musk and US presidential candidate Donald Trump #TwitterDown
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show photo and video sharing platform Instagram has been restricted in #Turkey; the ban implemented by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority follows a court order issued this morning to prevent access to the popular…
ℹ️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that Instagram is being gradually restored on internet providers in #Turkey after authorities and Meta negotiate the removal of terrorist content and reinstatement of unfairly closed accounts; the social media platform was restricted for 9 days
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