⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service across much of #Ecuador with national connectivity down to 44% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a failure in the transmission line per CENACE 🔌#sinluz #apagón

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show major disruptions to internet connectivity in #Montenegro corresponding to power outages also impacting neighbouring countries amidst a regional heatwave; the incident is caused by a fire on a power line per initial reports 🔌📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Kharkiv, #Ukraine, amid reports of a wave of deadly Russian guided aerial bomb attacks targeting civil infrastructure 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show that internet connectivity has again been cut across most of #Iraq except the north. The measure, presented as a means to prevent cheating and leaks in a new round of school exams, continues to disproportionately impact other users 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉

ℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉

ℹ️ While Kenyan network operator Safaricom now states that two of its undersea cables have experienced outages, the root cause of the current internet disruption remains unexplained at the present time.

A new visualization of yesterday's internet disruption in #Kenya during protests shows domestic and downstream country impacts. Key findings:

* No physical subsea cable damage yet identified
* Kenya impact higher than in past cable cuts
* MTN Uganda attributes outage to Kenya

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a multi-hour disruption to internet connectivity in the Belgorod region of #Russia corresponding to reports of a power outage caused by Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting energy infrastructure 📉

⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show internet connectivity has declined in the Windward Islands as Hurricane #Beryl, the earliest Category 4 storm on record, makes landfall on the Grenadines’ Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea; the incident comes amid widening power outages 🌀📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show subnational social media restrictions in effect in Kayseri, #Turkey, amidst widening unrest with shops and vehicles burned in anti-Syrian riots over child assault

Incidents in Kayseri have also spilled over into the wider region with counter-protests in Aleppo and Afrin, northern #Syria, resulting in clashes with the Turkish military; network data show disruptions to internet connectivity along the borderlands corroborating user reports 📉

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that social media platforms including Telegram, X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a second day in Kayseri, #Turkey, the epicenter of anti-migrant protests that have spread through southern Turkey and the Syria borderlands

⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a major disruption to connectivity in #Mauritania from midnight, with mobile internet restricted amid protests rejecting the results of this weekend's presidential elections 📵📉

⚠️ Update: Social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok remain restricted for a third day in Kayseri, #Turkey, impacting daily life and business; the measure was imposed as anti-migrant protests sparked a crisis across south Turkey and north Syria

⚠️ Update: Mobile internet connectivity remains restricted in #Mauritania amid reports of mass arrests and multiple deaths under police custody as protesters continue to contest the presidential election result; the measure is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground 📵

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a rapid decline in internet connectivity in #Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl lashes the island, with electricity shut down by authorities to protect the power grid; national connectivity currently registers at 39% of ordinary levels 🌀

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show declining internet connectivity in southeast #Mexico with high impact to Quintana Roo as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, home to resorts including Cancún and historical Mayan sites; flooding and downed power lines are reported

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show significant declines in internet connectivity in parts of #Texas including the Houston Area as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages with hundreds of thousands cut off 🌀📉 #TXwx