⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show that #SierraLeone is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown amid anti-government protests in #Freetown; metrics indicate national connectivity at 5% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing 📵

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-sierra-leone-amid-anti-government-protests-nAg3YZAp

ℹ️ Update: Internet access is largely restored in #SierraLeone after a near-total internet blackout amid widespread protests, as authorities impose curfew and denounce attempt to 'overthrow' government; incident duration ~2 hours #SaloneTwitter

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-sierra-leone-amid-anti-government-protests-nAg3YZAp

⚠️ Confirmed: A significant internet disruption has been registered in #Myanmar amid widespread reports of outages; the incident affects multiple fixed-line and cellular operators 📉

ℹ️ Confirmed: #Russia has restricted access to the Patreon membership platform, the latest in a series of widening measures implemented by regulator Roskomnadzor after the invasion of Ukraine.

📰 Previously: https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-and-facebook-restricted-in-russia-amid-conflict-with-ukraine-JBZrogB6

⚠️ Update: Service is being restored after an overnight internet blackout in Sierra Leone, the second registered amid anti-government protests. The incidents are likely to limit the flow of information as authorities impose a nationwide curfew.

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-sierra-leone-amid-anti-government-protests-nAg3YZAp

⚠️ Confirmed: Internet has been disrupted in #Somaliland ahead of planned protests over the postponement of elections; metrics show reduced connectivity on multiple operators with high impact to #Hargeisa.

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-somaliland-amid-protests-over-postponed-elections-xyMnWG8Z

ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a major outage at US telco CenturyLink; metrics indicate high impact in the Mountain States 📉

ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity has been restored on CenturyLink after an outage lasting ~ 1 hour; provider has issued no statement on the incident. 📈

⚠️ Confirmed: The Toronto Metropolitan University is among many establishments impacted by a significant power outage in downtown #Toronto, Canada visible through network metrics; the incident at energy supplier HydroOne has affected campus activities, traffic lights and shops 📉#DarkTO

⚠️ Confirmed: A major internet disruption had been registered in Chad; real time network data show connectivity at 25% of ordinary levels; incident under investigation #Tchad

ℹ️ Update: Internet access is being restored in Chad after a ~5 hour disruption that saw national connectivity fall to 25%; authorities are attributing the incident to a technical issue with fiber interconnects to Cameroon and Sudan #Tchad

Confirmed: A major internet disruption has been registered in Chad for the second day in a row. Network data show connectivity falling down to 32% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing 📉#Tchad

ℹ️ Update: Internet access has been restored in Chad after the second nation-scale outage in two days; operator SudaChad identifies the cause of the outage as 'sabotage', namely a fiber cut between Mongo and Mangalme and simultaneous cut in the backup link to Cameroon #Tchad

⚠️ Confirmed: A power outage has knocked out internet connectivity in multiple states of #Venezuela including Caracas; real-time network data show incident onset after ~3 p.m. local time #13Ago #Bajón #SinLuz 📉🔌

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a total loss of connectivity on internet provider INTTEL in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, in eastern #Ukraine; the incident comes amid reports of heavy Russian shelling and the outbreak of fires 📉

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

⚠️ Confirmed: A significant internet outage has been registered in Manitoba on operator Bell MTS with high impact to Winnipeg; network data show connectivity at 51% of ordinary levels; the incident is the latest in a series of disruptions affecting parts of #Canada 📉

ℹ️ Update: Internet service has been restored on operator Bell MTS in Manitoba after a significant outage that sent many users offline; incident duration ~1.5 hours #Canada

⚠️ Confirmed: #Pakistan is experiencing a nation-scale internet disruption, with real-time network data showing connectivity at 39% of ordinary levels; operators report an issue with the optical fiber backbone due to heavy rain and flooding 📉

Update: Internet access is largely restored in #Pakistan after a technical fault in the PTCL fiber optic network caused a major outage between Northern and Central regions; incident duration ~7hours

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate reports of a disruption to YouTube in Pakistan on multiple internet providers; the incident comes as former PM Imran Khan live streams on the platform despite a ban by media regulator PEMRA

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-disrupted-in-pakistan-as-former-pm-khan-streams-speech-XADMq6Bg

ℹ️ Note: Police have made an arrest relating to the intentional damage of fiber optic cables in Wausau, Wisconsin on Saturday, resulting in a significant internet and telecoms outage; network data show connectivity fell to 64% of ordinary levels on Spectrum's network in the area.