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.

⚠️ Confirmed: Major disruption registered on #Ukraine's national telecoms operator #Ukrtelecom; provider reports combat damage impacting service to Chernihiv, Sumy, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Volyn, Khmelnytsia, Lviv, Ternopil 📉

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

ℹ️ Update: #Ukraine's national telecoms operator #Ukrtelecom has managed to restore many of yesterday's outages, however the provider has just reported new issues in Volyn, Rivnenska and, Transcarpathian, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Zaporizhzhya, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a loss a connectivity to the network serving Vodafone in #Energodar, southeast #Ukraine, where users report disruption to mobile services as Russian forces move to occupy #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

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

⚠️ Update: The International Atomic Energy Agency says it can no longer get "reliable information" about #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant following the disconnection of internet and telecommunications networks at the location, per reporter Erin Burnett (h/t @Osinttechnical)

ℹ️ Update: The International Atomic Energy Agency has issued a statement on #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, noting the contravention of number 7 of the indispensable pillars: “There must be reliable communications with the regulator and others.”

📰 https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-13-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine

📰 SpaceX is sending more #Starlink terminals to #Ukraine per President Zelensky. “Talked to Elon Musk. I'm grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds.”

The device lets owners create internet hotspots that don’t rely on domestic links.

https://www.engadget.com/spacex-sends-more-starlink-terminals-223512511.html

ICYMI: #Iran's internet chokepoint caught fire, caused outages. Digital karma at its finest?

🖋 Laura Dobberstein reports for TheRegister on the risks of infrastructure centralization.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/07/iran_internet_outage/

The disconnection of fixed-line internet and some mobile service in and around the #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in #Ukraine is raising concerns over public safety, with radiation levels no longer published and the IAEA unable to monitor.

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/disconnection-raises-fears-over-safety-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-1yPjNKAQ