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

🗓 Five years ago today, #Iran began to shut down the internet to silence protesters calling for human rights and freedom; in the darkness of an information blackout, thousands were killed by security forces — the true extent of casualties could not be recorded 📉 #IranProtests

If you face Telegram disruptions or you're simply migrating, keep in mind that NetBlocks alerts are available on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/netblocks.bsky.social

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in Odesa, #Ukraine, as authorities impose emergency power shutdowns after Russian shelling targeting energy infrastructure overnight 🔌📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Sumy, #Ukraine, amid reports of Russian attacks targeting critical energy infrastructure 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Ukraine with national connectivity now down to 85% of ordinary levels; the incident comes as authorities impose two schedules of power shutdowns amidst an intense missile and drone bombardment by Russia

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show social media platform Bluesky, a popular X alternative, has been restricted in Pakistan, corroborating user reports of issues accessing the service; Pakistan has imposed a growing number of social media platform bans and is also targeting VPN services

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a sharp decline in internet connectivity across parts of Washington State, USA, with Kirkland, Redmond, and Renton among the hardest hit. The incident is linked to widespread power outages caused by a 'bomb cyclone' bringing hurricane-force winds

ℹ The storm has also impacted southwest British Columbia, Canada, causing disruptions in internet connectivity across Vancouver Island. Hurricane-force winds have torn down power and telecoms lines, leaving 150,000 residents without power, with outages persisting in many areas.

ℹ️ Note: Reddit is experiencing international outages; incident is not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #RedditDown

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show WhatsApp backends have been restricted in #Pakistan corroborating reports of media sharing issues; the measure comes as authorities tighten security ahead of protests planned by opposition party PTI calling for the release of former PM Imran Khan

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Ternopil, #Ukraine, following reported Russian UAV attacks targeting energy infrastructure 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in multiple regions of #Ukraine; the incident comes as Russia launches a massive missile-drone attack on the Ukrainian energy system with impacts attributed to physical damage as well as emergency shutdowns

⚠️ Update: Metrics show further declines in internet connectivity corresponding to power cuts in Mykolaiv and Kherson after Russia's attack on Ukraine energy infrastructure earlier today; President Putin has since threatened to target Kyiv using its new Oreshnik ballistic missile

ℹ️ Note: Metrics show the disruption and restoration of connectivity in Dagestan, #Russia, following what telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor has described as a trial of its capacity to disable access to the foreign internet in a specific region; incident duration ~24 hours

⚠️ Note: Internet connectivity in #Syria remains below ordinary levels after a series of partial telecoms disruptions and power cuts during the last days of the Assad regime; service is so far largely sustained in Damascus, while Hama and Homs have been heavily impacted 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show internet connectivity in #Mayotte has fallen to 14% of ordinary levels in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, the worst cyclone to hit the French Indian Ocean territory since 1934; the outages correspond to reports of devastating damage to infrastructure

⚠️ Update: Network data show northern #Mozambique has fallen largely offline after Cyclone Chido makes landfall in Cabo Delgado province, as heavy rains and winds damage energy and power telecoms infrastructure 📉

⚠️ Update: #Mayotte has now been almost entirely offline for over 36 hours with national internet connectivity remaining at just 16% of ordinary levels; the incident comes amidst reports of hundreds of casualties in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido

⚠️ Update: 64 hours after Cyclone Chido tears through #Mayotte, internet connectivity continues to flatline at just 16% of ordinary levels; the telecoms disruptions are likely to impact search, rescue and aid efforts and prevent loved ones from contacting each other 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a near-total loss of internet connectivity across the South Pacific Ocean island state of #Vanuatu after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast; the country's social media accounts and websites fell largely silent following the incident 📉