NetBlocks

ℹ️ Note: Social media platform Bluesky is currently experiencing outages amidst an influx of users dissatisfied by X (formerly Twitter); incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #BlueskyDown

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that Telegram has been restricted in #Kenya, corroborating user reports of disruption; the measure comes as students sit KCSE exams and is consistent with past restrictions of Telegram observed in the country as a measure to limit cheating during exams

⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet has been cut in #Mozambique for a 5th day as authorities crack down on the March on Maputo movement; a series of curfew-style internet shutdowns and social media restrictions have limited the visibility of opposition protests over election results

⚠️ Update: Traffic data show #Mozambique has emerged from a fourth day of curfew-style mobile internet blackouts. Social media platforms remain restricted as the political opposition calls for renewed protests over disputed election results

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of network data indicates a decline in internet traffic in #Cuba as Hurricane Rafael hits the island, with strong winds leading to a "shutdown of the national electricity grid" per Union Eléctrica; the incident comes just weeks after October's blackouts

⚠️ Update: Traffic data show #Mozambique has emerged from a third day of curfew-style mobile internet blackouts. However, social media platforms remain restricted as authorities continue to impose measures to curtail protests over disputed election results

⚠️ Update: Traffic data indicate #Mozambique is now in the second day of curfew-style mobile internet blackouts. The shutdown follows protests over disputed election results, and is the latest in a series of mass-censorship measures imposed by the government 📵

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that social media restrictions are ongoing in #Mozambique following multiple instances of more comprehensive mobile internet shutdowns, the most recent of which came into place yesterday; the measures come amid protests over disputed election results

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show multiple social media platforms have been restricted in #Mauritius; the incident comes as authorities order ISPs to suspend access until after elections later this month, on grounds of national security after the leaking of "certain" audio clips

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show restrictions to social media and messaging platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in #Mozambique; the incident follows mobile data disruptions last week and comes as protesters prepare to hit the streets over disputed election results

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in parts of Kharkiv, Ukraine; the incident comes amid reports of power outages in the Saltivka district as a deadly Russian airstrike hits a nine-storey residential building 📉

⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity remains highly impacted by the DANA storm event in and around Valencia, Spain, with a 'tsunami-like' deluge leaving almost a hundred dead while devastating the region's infrastructure

ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate the IT Army of Ukraine group's claim of a successful denial of service attack on Russia hosting provider Masterhost, a key player in Russia's digital ecosystem, sending the company's infrastructure offline for two days

⚠️ Confirmed: A significant decline in internet connectivity has been registered in Valencia, Spain, as storm DANA sweeps the region resulting in widespread power outages and damage to infrastructure 📉🔌

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a widespread disruption to internet connectivity in #Guadeloupe after striking energy workers trigger an emergency shutdown at Pointe Jarry EDF-PEI thermal power plant; authorities say they are requisitioning staff to force the facility's reopening

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a disruption to mobile internet traffic in #Mozambique amid protests after the results of presidential elections held earlier this month are announced; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground 📵

ℹ️ Update: Metrics show access to major social media platforms has been restored in Turkey this morning; services were restricted after yesterday's deadly attack on a key Ankara aerospace firm, following an established pattern of mass-censorship during national security incidents

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show social media platforms including Telgram, X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok have been restricted in #Turkey; the incident comes as authorities impose a broadcast ban over today's deadly attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries' headquarters in Ankara

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet traffic in #Cuba remains diminished as power cuts continue with a third collapse of the power grid; the incident comes as Hurricane Oscar approaches the island, complicating emergency response plans 📉

⚠️ Update: Network data show that #Cuba remains largely offline as the island experiences a second nationwide power outage; authorities have struggled to restore power after Friday's blackout, with the Prime Minister warning of an energy crisis that has paralyzed the economy 📉