Notices by NetBlocks (netblocks@mastodon.social)

ℹ️ Note: Social media platform Bluesky is currently experiencing outages amidst an influx of users dissatisfied by X (formerly Twitter); incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #BlueskyDown

⚠️ Update: Traffic data show #Mozambique has emerged from a third day of curfew-style mobile internet blackouts. However, social media platforms remain restricted as authorities continue to impose measures to curtail protests over disputed election results

⚠️ Update: Traffic data indicate #Mozambique is now in the second day of curfew-style mobile internet blackouts. The shutdown follows protests over disputed election results, and is the latest in a series of mass-censorship measures imposed by the government 📵

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that social media restrictions are ongoing in #Mozambique following multiple instances of more comprehensive mobile internet shutdowns, the most recent of which came into place yesterday; the measures come amid protests over disputed election results

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show restrictions to social media and messaging platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in #Mozambique; the incident follows mobile data disruptions last week and comes as protesters prepare to hit the streets over disputed election results

⚠️ Update: Traffic data show #Mozambique has emerged from a fourth day of curfew-style mobile internet blackouts. Social media platforms remain restricted as the political opposition calls for renewed protests over disputed election results

⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity remains highly impacted by the DANA storm event in and around Valencia, Spain, with a 'tsunami-like' deluge leaving almost a hundred dead while devasting the region's infrastructure

ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate the IT Army of Ukraine group's claim of a successful denial of service attack on Russia hosting provider Masterhost, a key player in Russia's digital ecosystem, sending the company's infrastructure offline for two days

⚠️ Confirmed: A significant decline in internet connectivity has been registered in Valencia, Spain, as storm DANA sweeps the region resulting in widespread power outages and damage to infrastructure 📉🔌

ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time metrics show US internet provider Verizon (AS1701) is currently experiencing a widespread outage in New York with high impact NYC, Queens, Bronx and Brooklyn; the operator has not issued an explanation 📉 #verizonoutage

⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show South #Florida is now experiencing significant internet disruptions with high impact to Vero Beach as tornadoes touch down ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall🌪️📉

⚠️ Update: Significant declines in internet connectivity are now being observed in multiple US Southeastern states; the disruptions have high impact to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as Helene, now a tropical storm, brings down power and telecoms lines ⚡️📉

⚠️ Update: Network data show widening internet outages in Florida as deadly Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the Big Bend Region, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages 🔌📉 #FLwx

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show internet connectivity is in decline across southwest Florida as Hurricane Helene, now a Category 4 storm, approaches anticipated landfall south of Tallahassee; the incident comes amid widespread power outages during a heavy storm surge ⛈📉 #FLwx

ℹ Update: Coastal Southeast US states are seeing a modest recovery in internet connectivity following widespread power outages during Hurricane Helene's landfall; overall service remains significantly below previous levels with North Carolina remaining highly impacted 🌀

⚠️ Update: Widespread internet disruptions are registering in multiple Southeastern and Midwestern US states with high impact to South Carolina as Tropical Storm Helene continues to move inland; flash floods and landslides are reported, leaving millions without power 🌀📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in southwest regions of #Poland including the historic town of Klodzko as deadly Storm Boris wreaks havoc in Central Europe; the losses in service are attributed to power cuts amid heavy flooding 🌀📈

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show #Brazil's leading ISPs are now enforcing the Supreme Court's order to ban X (formerly Twitter); the order follows X's refusal to censor accounts associated with the previous administration and political right, and its refusal to appoint a representative

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show #Russia has restricted Signal messaging app backends on most internet providers; regulator Roskomnadzor states that the ban has been imposed to prevent Signal's use for "extremist" purposes; the app remains usable with "censorship circumvention" enabled

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show disruptions to multiple internet providers in #France amid reports of a fibre sabotage campaign targeting telecoms infrastructure during the Paris 2024 Olympics 📉