NetBlocks

20 March 2026 09:04

⚠️ Update: #Iran is entering Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in digital darkness, as the internet blackout continues into day 21 after 480 hours.

With international connectivity cut and domestic service limited, many families are unable to contact loved ones when it's most needed.

NetBlocks

18 March 2026 21:36

ℹ️ Update: Network data show at a brief restoration of internet connectivity in #Iran at hour 444 of the country's second-longest blackout, as some users report coming momentarily back online after an apparent filtering system glitch. However, the restoration is not sustained.

NetBlocks

18 March 2026 08:36

⚠️ Update: The internet blackout in #Iran has entered its 19th day with international connectivity still unavailable after 432 hours to all but a chosen few.

As the world debates if or how the war should proceed, one voice is effectively missing: the voice of the Iranian people.

NetBlocks

17 March 2026 15:13

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in Odesa, #Ukraine, corresponding to power outages after overnight Russian drone attacks targeting energy, port, and industrial infrastructure 📉

NetBlocks

16 March 2026 22:04

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis shows a decline in internet traffic in #Cuba corresponding to an electricity grid collapse that has left millions without power. The incident comes as the island faces dwindling energy supplies amid a US oil blockade and operations in Venezuela 🪫 #apagón

NetBlocks

16 March 2026 08:48

⚠️ Update: The internet blackout in #Iran is entering its 17th day after 384 hours. Over the last day a decline has been tracked in reserved telecoms network infrastructure, further reducing VPN availability and sending some whitelisted users and NIN services offline.

NetBlocks

15 March 2026 10:32

The election-day internet shutdown, which limits transparency during an election period already marred by opposition arrests, has been a go-to digital tactic for Congo-Brazzaville. The 3-day blackout in 2021 spanned the opening of polls through to the announcement of results.

NetBlocks

15 March 2026 08:45

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has entered day 16 as the measure continues in its third week, with the public cut off from international networks for 360 hours. Chosen influencers enjoy whitelisting while state media report a new wave of arrests targeting Starlink users.

NetBlocks

13 March 2026 08:29

⚠️ Update: #Iran's wartime internet blackout has entered its 14th day with connectivity still at 1% of ordinary levels after 312 hours.

As authentic voices are silenced and civilians are left without vital updates, a steady flow of regime-approved content fills the void.

NetBlocks

11 March 2026 08:32

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout is entering its twelfth day after 264 hours with connectivity still at 1% of ordinary levels.

Meanwhile, the regime's spokesperson has confirmed observations pointing to a whitelisting system, stating that only the approved are given a voice.

NetBlocks

09 March 2026 08:33

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has entered its tenth day with connectivity at 1% of ordinary levels after the 216th hour.

As regional hostilities intensify, some 90 million Iranians are silenced and cut off from the global internet under a state-imposed shutdown.

NetBlocks

07 March 2026 08:24

⚠️ Update: A full week has now passed since #Iran fell into digital darkness under a regime-imposed national internet blackout.

The measure remains in place at hour 168, leaving the public isolated without vital updates and alerts while officials and state media retain access.

NetBlocks

05 March 2026 08:30

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now exceeded 120 hours with connectivity still flatlining around 1% of ordinary levels.

Meanwhile, an increasingly Orwellian environment is emerging as telcos threaten users who try to connect to the global internet with legal action.

NetBlocks

04 March 2026 12:18

⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 100 hours. Metrics show internet connectivity flatlining at 1% of ordinary levels as the regional conflict escalates.

The regime-imposed blackout is the second this year and follows the shutdown in January when thousands were killed.

NetBlocks

03 March 2026 20:28

⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Iran remains offline more than 84 hours into a regime-imposed internet blackout.

Access to the open internet is a lifeline in times of crisis and the shutdown shows a disregard for the public's right to stay informed and engage in their country's future.

NetBlocks

19 March 2026 08:35

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has entered its 20th day, with international connectivity unavailable to the general public for over 456 hours.

The incident is now the longest recorded shutdown in Iran's history, surpassing the blackout imposed during protests in January.

NetBlocks

18 March 2026 16:03

ℹ️ Note: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown

NetBlocks

17 March 2026 21:11

ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity has been restored in the Congo Republic after a 2.5-day digital shutdown spanning election day and vote counting, as authorities announce President Denis Sassou ​Nguesso, who first took power in 1979, has been reelected for a fifth term with 95%.

NetBlocks

17 March 2026 08:38

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout is now entering its 18th day after 408 hours without international connectivity for the general public. Chosen users are granted privileged access, while the remainder are left with a limited domestic intranet under increasingly tight control.

NetBlocks

16 March 2026 17:30

⚠️ Update: Congo-Brazzaville remains partially offline as votes are counted after elections held under an near-total internet blackout. The pattern continues to match the schedule of restrictions used during past elections.

NetBlocks

15 March 2026 16:27

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics indicate a collapse in connectivity on AS12880, a key #Iran telecoms network that had so far remained partly online as part of the ~1% reserved state infrastructure. The incident corroborates reports of instability on the NIN domestic intranet.

NetBlocks

15 March 2026 10:10

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a nation-scale disruption to internet connectivity in the Republic of #Congo on the day of presidential elections as incumbent Sassou, in power for some 42 years, seeks reelection. A similar blackout was observed during the March 2021 election 📉

NetBlocks

14 March 2026 08:36

⚠️ Update: Two full weeks have now passed since #Iran fell into digital darkness amid a regime-imposed internet blackout.

The public remain isolated from the outside world with only a limited domestic intranet after 336 hours while state-approved accounts get whitelisted access.

NetBlocks

12 March 2026 08:45

⚠️ Update: Metrics show the internet blackout in #Iran has entered its thirteenth day with the incident surpassing 288 hours.

The regime's measure presents a direct risk to the safety, health, and security of civilians who have a right to receive information needed for survival.

NetBlocks

10 March 2026 08:27

⚠️ Update: At 240 hours, #Iran's internet blackout is now among the most severe government-imposed nationwide internet shutdowns on record globally, and the second longest registered in Iran after the January protests, with the country having spent a third of 2026 offline.

NetBlocks

08 March 2026 08:38

⚠️ Update: It's Sunday morning in #Iran where the internet blackout continues into its second week, with the incident entering its ninth day at hour 192.

Though technical infrastructure remains operational, only a heavily controlled domestic intranet is available to residents.

NetBlocks

06 March 2026 08:39

⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Iran remains in digital darkness after six full days under an internet blackout, with 1% connectivity at the 144 hour mark.

Meanwhile, the regime continues to promote its agenda through whitelisted networks, cultivating media assets at home and abroad.

NetBlocks

04 March 2026 15:47

ℹ️ Note: As Iran threatens to declare war on Northern Iraq amid reports of a Kurdish military buildup, network data show connectivity in the area has been diminished since conflict onset on 28 February, corresponding to power issues after gas field closures for staff safety.

NetBlocks

03 March 2026 23:50

ℹ️ Note: Social media platform Facebook is currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #FacebookDown

NetBlocks

03 March 2026 08:36

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has entered its fourth day, with the national censorship measure now in place for over 72 hours.

The silencing of authentic Iranian voices is fueling a surge in misinformation as pro-regime accounts fill the void with their own narrative.