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   NetBlocks (netblocks@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Feb-2024 04:02:34 JST NetBlocks

   ⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a new national-scale disruption to X/Twitter in #Pakistan amid escalating unrest and protests over allegations of election fraud, following a high-level resignation and public admission of vote manipulation by a senior election official

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     NetBlocks (netblocks@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Feb-2024 04:02:33 JST NetBlocks

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     ⚠️ Update: Metrics indicate that X/Twitter remains restricted for many users in #Pakistan past the 72 hour mark, with access now intermittently restored on some providers; the incident is the longest of several internet censorship measures tracked through the election period

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     ⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter remains largely restricted in #Pakistan past the four-day mark; imposed on Saturday as disclosures relating to election fraud circulated on the platform, the measure significantly hinders the exercise of democracy and media freedom 📉

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     ⚠️ Update: Metrics show X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for over 120 hours, entering a sixth day of disruption as the nation joins a handful of countries that ban access to international social media platforms 📉

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     ⚠️ Update: Live metrics show #Pakistan's X/Twitter restriction is ongoing into a seventh day; with VPN services also widely restricted, users face increasing difficultly getting online amid heightened concerns over vote rigging after elections conducted under a telecoms shutdown

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     ⚠️ Update: Metrics show that X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for 24 hours, the latest and longest in a series of nation-scale internet censorship measures imposed by authorities as reports of election fraud emerge 📉

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     ⚠️ Update: Metrics show X/Twitter has now been restricted in #Pakistan for over 48 hours as concerns mount over election fraud; authorities have failed to provide a lawful basis for the measure, which violates the public's fundamental right to free expression at a critical moment