📰 21 digital mass-censorship incidents have been recorded in #Turkey amid terrorist attacks, political scandals and other events.

After Sunday's bombing in Istanbul and ten hours of social media throttling, BBC Turkish asks questions about the policy.

➡️ https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/crgznyrelxvo

ℹ️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in the Kingdom of #Eswatini with high impact to parastatal operator Eswatini Telecom; the company reports malicious damage to its infrastructure, a frequent issue in the country 📉

ℹ️ Update: Connectivity has returned to internet provider EBOX in #Canada after a widespread outage impacting many users in Quebec and Ontario; timings indicate that online viewers likely missed the offside controversy and both goals of the QAT-ECU #FIFAWorldCup  opening match 📈

⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a major disruption to internet service in #Iran as mobile internet is cut off for many users; the incident comes amid a wave of new protests over the death of #MahsaAmini and reports of casualties 📵

📰 Previously: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-iran-amid-protests-over-death-of-mahsa-amini-X8qVEwAD

ℹ️ Update: Mobile internet has been restored in #Iran after a widespread ~3.5 hour cellular data blackout; the incident comes amid renewed protests and casualties, just as the Iranian World Cup team refused to sing the national anthem and backed the protest movement #MahsaAmini

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in the Solomon Islands after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the southwest coast; residents have been instructed to seek high ground amid fears over a possible tsunami 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in #Düzce, #Turkey following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake; the outages are attributed to widespread power cuts reported in the region 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: #Ukraine is in the midst of a nation-scale power blackout with high impact to internet access; live metrics show national connectivity now at 35% of previous levels after the second barrage of targeted missile Russian attacks in a week 📉

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

⚠️ Update: Today's missile attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure by Russia has also had international impact to #Moldova, with live network data showing significant concurrent connectivity outages matching those observed during the targeted missile bombardment on the 15th 📉

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that the ongoing Russian missile attack on #Ukraine's energy infrastructure has impacted most regions, with remaining active nuclear power plants Khmelnytskyi, Rivne and South Ukraine disconnected from the grid amid shelling and emergency shutdowns 📉

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

ℹ️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity has been largely restored in #Düzce, northwestern #Turkey, some 13 hours after a strong earthquake resulted in power cuts and telecoms outages with tremors felt in Istanbul and across the region

⚠️ Confirmed: Internet connectivity in #Kenya has collapsed amid reports of a nation-scale power outage; real-time network data show national connectivity is now at 55% of ordinary levels; power supply has been lost due to a system disturbance per authorities ⚡️📉

ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity levels are rising in #Ukraine, corroborating Ukrenergo's statements on works to repair key infrastructure.

However, networks remain degraded after Russia's targeting of energy supply, with much of Kyiv under blackout.

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

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that internet connectivity has significantly declined in parts of #Maryland after a light aircraft crashed into power transmission towers; authorities report tens of thousands of homes without electricity after the incident ⚡️📉

ℹ️ Update: Metrics indicate that connectivity and power are now largely restored in parts of Montgomery County, #Maryland, impacted by outages after a light airplane crashed into an electricity transmission tower; efforts continue to rescue the stranded pilot and passenger 📈

ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show an internet disruption impacting multiple countries; the incident is consistent with a subsea cable cut 📉

ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show that internet connectivity remains significantly disrupted in Moore County, North Carolina, after an armed attack on electrical substations knocked out power in the area; authorities have declared a countywide state of emergency ⚡️📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that #Ukraine's connectivity has been impacted in multiple regions amid new Russian missile attacks on Monday morning, with authorities also implementing emergency shutdowns to relieve the grid 📉

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

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in and around Sanandaj, #Kurdistan Province in #Iran on 8 December; the ~7 hour incident comes amid the killing of #HoumanAbdollahi and protests over the execution of #MohsenShekari

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-iran-amid-protests-over-death-of-mahsa-amini-X8qVEwAD

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that social video service TikTok has been restricted in #Jordan on multiple internet providers; the incident comes amid protests over high fuel prices that have spread to several cities across the kingdom

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/tiktok-restricted-in-jordan-amid-fuel-price-protests-gBLJVp84

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in #Ukraine corresponding to power cuts amid new Russian missile attacks targeting critical infrastructure; national connectivity is at 68% of previous levels

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