ℹ️ Confirmed: App analytics data show that the #Russia state-owned media outlet RT has been removed from the Google Play Store in #Ukraine. The takedown is at the request of the government in Kyiv. RT remains available on Apple's App Store.

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

⚠️ Confirmed: Facebook content servers are now restricted on #Russia's leading internet providers; the incident comes shortly after the restriction of Twitter as Russia clashes with social media companies over the invasion of Ukraine 📉

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

ℹ️ Commercial satellite operator Viasat is investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage of its KA-SAT network in Europe.

Network data indicate that the incident began on 24 February ~4 a.m. UTC and is currently ongoing 📉

📰 https://news.sky.com/story/satellite-giant-viasat-probes-suspected-broadband-cyberattack-amid-russia-fears-12554004

⚠️ Update: Internet connectivity has collapsed in #Sievierodonetsk, the acting administrative centre of Luhansk Oblast, #Ukraine; friends and family report no contact with loved ones in recent hours 📉

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

⚠️ Confirmed: The island state of #Tasmania in #Australia has fallen largely offline, with internet, phone lines and TV services down after an incident affecting fibre cables to the mainland; real-time network data show connectivity at 30% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing 📉

A spokesperson for Telstra says the operator is urgently investigating two separate cable cuts on the main routes into #Tasmania that have largely disconnected the island from mainland Australia and the rest of the world.

ℹ️ Update: #Tasmania has come back online after a technical incident knocked out most internet and telephony service, disconnecting the island state from mainland #Australia and the rest of the world; incident duration ~7 hours

Welcome back! 📈

🛰 SpaceX #Starlink has been activated in #Ukraine. The technology won't reconnect entire populations but it does give journalists, resistance groups and the elected government a fighting chance to stay online.

🖋 Chelsea Gohd writes for Space.com

https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-terminals-arrive-ukraine-elon-musk-russia

ℹ️ Confirmed: App analytics data show that #Russia state-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik have been removed from the #Apple App Store everywhere except Russia. The removals come amid a global backlash against the invasion of Ukraine.

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

⚠️ Update: Internet disruptions are being registered on #Ukraine provider #Kyivstar, who report ~500 base stations disabled due to power and infrastructure damage; outages may limit coverage from #Melitopol and other cities resisting occupation

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

⚠️ Confirmed: A power outage has knocked out internet connectivity across much of #Taiwan including Taipei; real-time network data show national connectivity falling to 68% of ordinary levels from ~9 a.m. local time; incident ongoing 📉🔌

ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity remains impacted several hours after #Taiwan was hit by a widespread power outage.

Authorities cite a malfunction at Kaohsiung's Hsinta Power Plant serving the southern power grid, triggering knock-on effects throughout the energy system ⚡️

ℹ️ Update: #Russia state-aligned media apps RT and Sputnik have now been removed from the Google Play store for Android phones in the EU, UK and Ukraine. They remain available in the US, Australia and other countries.

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

#Mariupol, Ukraine under siege: "We are being completely cut off" report citizens with no electricity, no water and faltering telecoms. Real-time network data show a collapse in connectivity.

🖊 Joel Gunter writes for BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60601235

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

⚠️ Confirmed: A telecoms blackout has just been registered across #Sumy Oblast, north-eastern #Ukraine, as residents report massive blasts at the thermal power plant and electrical substation that turned the sky 'yellow and red' for miles.

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

⚠️ Update: Facebook restrictions in #Russia have become more extensive on internet providers including Rostelecom and Beeline. The new restrictions follow the limitation of Facebook content servers on Sunday.

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

⚠️ Confirmed: A major internet disruption has been registered in #Iran with high impact to Tehran and other regions; real-time network data show a collapse in connectivity amid reports of a fire at a key telecoms datacenter 🔥📉

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/widespread-internet-outage-registered-in-iran-amid-reports-of-fire-at-datacenter-eBOQzz8Z

ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity is being restored in #Iran following a fire at the buildings of the Telecom Infrastructure Company (TIC) which serves as the gateway for network operators in the country; incident duration ~3 hours 📈

Various news sites have become partially or entirely unavailable on multiple internet providers in #Russia. The incidents come as the country's state-aligned media outlets are targeted by the international community.

📰 Further reading: https://scroll.in/latest/1018738/russia-expands-restrictions-on-facebook-and-several-news-websites-including-bbc
📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-and-facebook-restricted-in-russia-amid-conflict-with-ukraine-JBZrogB6

⚠️ Confirmed: A significant telecoms disruption has been registered in #Kherson Oblast, southern #Ukraine, cutting off many residents from the internet. Fixed-line and mobile networks are affected at the present time.

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

ℹ️ Update: #Russia's telecoms regulator #Roskomnadzor has officially confirmed the decision to ban the Facebook social media network.

The announcement comes almost a week after widespread restrictions to the platform were first observed and corroborated.