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⚠️ Update: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in multiple regions of #Ukraine, as authorities impose emergency power shutdowns amid Russian shelling targeting energy infrastructure overnight 🔌📉

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ℹ️ Update: In addition to social media restrictions, network data show Afghanistan on Tuesday imposed a third round of internet shutdowns in #Kandahar, with only limited service available to some state institutions per reports

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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Bermuda as Category 2 Hurricane #Imelda's core passed over the archipelago early Thursday morning; the incident comes amid widening power outages reported by power company BELCO 🌀

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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data indicate a major power outage around Chernobyl and Slavutych, #Ukraine, amid reports that Russian shelling has cut power to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant confinement structure, presenting a safety threat at the mothballed Soviet disaster site

Metrics show that the same attack impacting the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has also knocked out power in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, with authorities reporting that they are working to restore power as a matter of urgency

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⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity in #Afghanistan still flatlining 48 hours after the country's disconnection; telemetry confirms Taliban experimentation with various censorship mechanisms in preceding weeks, contradicting their claims of a "fiber replacement" program

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⚠️ Update: #Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning in a stepwise manner; telephone services are currently also impacted

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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in internet access in #Afghanistan with high impact to Kabul, leaving national connectivity at 30% of ordinary levels; the incident follows telecoms disruptions in the provinces as the Taliban leadership targets "immoral" activities

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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, #India amid clashes between Hindu and Muslim communities, as authorities issue a shutdown order to telecoms operators in order to restore "peace and tranquility"

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ℹ️ Note: Network data show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) has experienced widespread outages in various parts of Texas including Dallas; the operator attributes the incident to fiber optic cable damage from a stray bullet 📉 #SpectrumOutage

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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show disruptions to Telegram and Facebook backends in #Guinea on election day as the country votes on its transition from military to civilian rule; the measure is likely to limit the flow of information and may impact news coverage of events on the ground

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⚠️ Update: Metrics show further declines to internet connectivity in #Afghanistan with parts of the country now falling offline; the Taliban measure curtails liberties recently gained by the public and women in particular to participate in society despite restrictions on movement

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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a partial disruption to internet connectivity in #Afghanistan with high impact to regions including Kandahar; the incident is understood to be a measure against "immoral" activities per statements by the Taliban leadership

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ℹ️ Update: Access to social media and messaging platforms has been restored in #Turkey a day after broad restrictions were imposed during an unsuccessful attempt by authorities to replace a senior member of the leading opposition party with an external appointee

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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Poltava Oblast, #Ukraine, with high impact to Kremenchuk, amid reports of Geran-2 UAV attacks by Russia targeting the Kriukiv Bridge over the Dnieper River and other critical infrastructure

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⚠️ Confirmed: A series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded internet connectivity in multiple countries including #Pakistan and #India; the incident is attributed to failures affecting the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 📉

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⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a reduction in internet connectivity in #Kyiv corresponding to power outages amid Russian drone and missile attacks on energy infrastructure; the incident is among the most severe disruptions observed in Ukraine's capital in recent months

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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show social media platforms Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat are now restricted on multiple providers in #Afghanistan; the incident follows last week's telecoms blackout and is the latest in a series of internet censorship measures imposed by the Taliban

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⏱️ ICYMI: #Afghanistan experienced a nationwide internet shutdown lasting 48 hours on 29 September, leaving the population cut off from the world; the incident follows earlier provincial blackouts and digital curfews as the Taliban say they are combatting "vice" and "immorality"

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ℹ️ Update: Live network data show the partial restoration of internet connectivity in #Afghanistan amid outcry after a two-day national telecoms blackout; the incident comes as the Taliban leadership applies new "immorality" rules on telco operators

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⚠️ Update: It has now been 24 hours since #Afghanistan imposed a national internet blackout, cutting off residents from the rest of the world; the ongoing measure marks the Taliban's return to conservative values it espoused a quarter of a century ago limiting basic freedoms

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⚠️ Update: Live metrics show internet connectivity in #Afghanistan has now collapsed to 14% of ordinary levels, with a near-total nationwide telecoms disruption in effect; the incident is likely to severely limit the public's ability to contact the outside world

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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Belgorod, #Russia as Ukraine launches an attack on energy infrastructure using US-supplied HIMARS missiles from Kharkiv; the Russian grid, meanwhile, claims the outage is due to "unfavorable weather conditions"

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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo, #Mexico corresponding to reports of a major regional power blackout #apagon

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⚠️ Update: Telemetry from #Afghanistan indicate a pattern of curfew-style nightly internet shutdowns is now in effect in the west of the country around Herat, corroborating reports of systematic blackouts as the the Ministry of Virtue and Vice issues limiting orders to telcos

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ℹ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity has been restored in northern #Gaza after a ~35 hour telecoms blackout following field repairs; overall service remains far below pre-war levels 📈

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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to the north; the incident, attributed to to the targeting of one of the main fiber optic routes, comes amid a new Israeli ground operation in the region

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ℹ️ ICYMI: Satellite internet operator SpaceX Starlink (AS14593) experienced a moderate disruption earlier today, impacting services including critical communications on Ukraine’s front line per military source

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⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp have been restricted in #Turkey on multiple networks; the incident comes as main opposition party CHP calls for rallies after police blockade its Istanbul headquarters

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ℹ️ Update: Meanwhile similar internet disruptions have been observed on Etilasat and Du networks in the United Arab Emirates, resulting in slow speeds and intermittent access as engineers work to resolve the issue impacting multiple countries

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ℹ️ Note: Multiple online services including Google Search and YouTube are currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #GoogleDown

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