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⚠️ 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
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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.
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⚠️ Confirmed: A nation-scale internet disruption has been registered in #Pakistan; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL, Nayatel and StormFiber with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels 📉

📰 Previously: https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-disrupted-in-pakistan-as-former-pm-khan-streams-speech-XADMq6Bg
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⚠️ Confirmed: A nation-scale internet disruption has been registered in #Pakistan; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL, Nayatel and StormFiber with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels 📉 📰 Previously: h…
ℹ️ Update: Connectivity has returned to #Pakistan after an internet outage that saw national connectivity fall to 38% of ordinary levels, with high impact to peers of backbone operator PTCL; incident duration ~2 hours
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ℹ️ Note: Internet provider Bilink which serves Kyiv, #Ukraine is experiencing an extended outage; the company reports unspecified complications at the network core
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⚠️ Confirmed: #Pakistan is again in the midst of a nation-scale internet outage, the second in 24 hours; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels 📉

📰 Previously: https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-disrupted-in-pakistan-as-former-pm-khan-streams-speech-XADMq6Bg
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⚠️ Confirmed: #Pakistan is again in the midst of a nation-scale internet outage, the second in 24 hours; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels 📉 📰 Previously: htt…
ℹ️ Update: Internet service has been restored in #Pakistan after another nation-scale disruption with connectivity levels falling to 38% of ordinary levels; the incident has had high impact to peers of backbone operator PTCL in a similar pattern to the previous instance
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⚠️ Confirmed: A power outage on the island of #Maui, Hawaii has knocked out internet connectivity for many users; network data show impact to several cities in the region
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major disruption to communications at #Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, #Ukraine, amid Russian hostilities.

The NPP has been completely disconnected from the grid for the first time in history per Energoatom.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/disconnection-raises-fears-over-safety-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-1yPjNKAQ
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ℹ️ Confirmed: Significant power outages amid severe weather conditions in #Michigan have knocked out internet access for many users; real-time network data show a 10% fall in observable connectivity with high impact to Detroit in recent hours ⛈️📉
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ℹ️ Confirmed: A significant internet outage has been registered on provider Breezeline (Atlantic Broadband) with metrics showing high impact to Maryland, Virginia and Delaware; the operator reports damage to fiber facilities 📉
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ℹ️ Confirmed: A significant internet outage has been registered on provider Breezeline (Atlantic Broadband) with metrics showing high impact to Maryland, Virginia and Delaware; the operator reports damage to fiber facilities 📉
ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity is being restored on provider Breezeline in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware after an overhead fiber cut, sending many subscribers offline across the US East Coast; incident duration ~5 hours 📈
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ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet service at Yale University in Connecticut; students are reporting difficulty getting online as classes get started for the new term 📉
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ℹ️ Confirmed: A moderate internet outage has been registered on state-run provider ABA CANTV in Miranda, #Venezuela; the incident has high impact to Guatire/Guarenas and other cities in the region 📉 #SinInternet #1Sep
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ℹ️ Confirmed: A power outage has impacted internet connectivity in #Oman; data show a significant collapse in network traffic from ~1:30 p.m. local time; authorities have identified a technical issue affecting power transmission lines 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate reports of a new disruption to YouTube in #Pakistan; the incident comes as former PM Imran Khan appears on screen to live stream a speech on the platform, following a pattern observed in August #PeshawarJalsa

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-disrupted-in-pakistan-as-former-pm-khan-streams-speech-XADMq6Bg
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate reports of a new disruption to YouTube in #Pakistan; the incident comes as former PM Imran Khan appears on screen to live stream a speech on the platform, following a pattern observed in August #PeshawarJalsa 📰 Report: h…
⚠️ Update: Metrics confirm that YouTube is disrupted on multiple internet providers in #Pakistan as former Prime Minister Imran Khan live streams; the restrictions come despite the lifting of PEMRA's ban on Khan's speeches by the Islamabad High Court

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-disrupted-in-pakistan-as-former-pm-khan-streams-speech-XADMq6Bg
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⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a nation-scale internet disruption across the Kingdom of #Eswatini; the incident comes just after the southern African country's independence day 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: #Albania's National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI) network has been temporarily shut down to counter a major cyberattack; real-time network data show service cut for hours beginning Saturday night, impacting online government services…
ℹ️ Update: #Albania has severed diplomatic ties with #Iran following its attribution of the cyberattack in July to the Islamic Republic, expelling all embassy staff from the country.

The US further says it intends to take action against Iran for targeting a NATO ally.
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ℹ️ Note: Twitter is experiencing international outages for many users following the death of the UK’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
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