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@netblocks

@netblocks
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2026-03-03
⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now passed the 60-hour mark. The incident leaves the people cut off from the world without access to sources of information vital for safety and situational awareness, and out of touch with loved ones abroad as the conflict escalates. [image]
2026-03-03 View on X
Bloomberg

Iranians turn to Starlink, decentralized messaging apps, and VPNs to circumvent an internet blackout; NetBlocks says connectivity is at ~1% of ordinary levels

it's never who you thinkTimes of India:Iran's internet shutdown extends for more than 2 days amid US-Israel cyberattack reportsAisha Down /The Guardian:Internet blackout is tool of...

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now passed the 60-hour mark. The incident leaves the people cut off from the world without access to sources of information vital for safety and situational awareness, and out of touch with loved ones abroad as the conflict escalates. [image]
2026-03-03 View on X
CNBC

AWS warns of “unpredictable” Middle East operations after drones “directly struck” two UAE facilities and a drone strike near one of its Bahrain facilities

Amazon Web Services said late Monday two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, taking the facilities offline.

⚠️ 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. [image]
2026-03-03 View on X
CNBC

AWS warns of “unpredictable” Middle East operations after drones “directly struck” two UAE facilities and a drone strike near one of its Bahrain facilities

Amazon Web Services said late Monday two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, taking the facilities offline.

⚠️ 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. [image]
2026-03-03 View on X
Bloomberg

Iranians turn to Starlink, decentralized messaging apps, and VPNs to circumvent an internet blackout; NetBlocks says connectivity is at ~1% of ordinary levels

it's never who you thinkTimes of India:Iran's internet shutdown extends for more than 2 days amid US-Israel cyberattack reportsAisha Down /The Guardian:Internet blackout is tool of...

2026-03-02
⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now passed the 60-hour mark. The incident leaves the people cut off from the world without access to sources of information vital for safety and situational awareness, and out of touch with loved ones abroad as the conflict escalates. [image]
2026-03-02 View on X
The Verge

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour says the startup will void certain bets related to Iran's Ali Khamenei and claims it doesn't “list markets directly tied to death”

Users say rules barring ‘profiting from death’ are unclear. … In a statement on X, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour …

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now passed the 60-hour mark. The incident leaves the people cut off from the world without access to sources of information vital for safety and situational awareness, and out of touch with loved ones abroad as the conflict escalates. [image]
2026-03-02 View on X
Bloomberg

Iranians turn to Starlink, decentralized messaging apps, and VPNs to circumvent an internet blackout; NetBlocks says connectivity is at 1% of ordinary levels

Iranians face third day of internet blackout as connectivity hits 1%Zack Whittaker /TechCrunch:Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid US air strikesCarly Page /The Register:Ira...

2026-01-12
⚠️ Update: As #Iran wakes up to a new day, metrics show the national internet blackout is past the 84 hour mark. Years of digital censorship research point to these workarounds: 📻 Shortwave/HAM radio 📶 Cell towers at borders 📡 Starlink terminals 🛰️ Direct-to-Cell satellite [image]
2026-01-12 View on X
Reuters

President Trump says “we may speak to Elon” about using Starlink to restore the internet in Iran, which has blocked the internet since January 8 amid protests

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran …

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet shutdown is entering its fourth day with connectivity to the outside world remains at just 1% of ordinary levels; at 72 hours, diminished telecoms continue to impact the public's ability to access information and communicate with loved ones ⏱️ [image]
2026-01-12 View on X
Reuters

President Trump says “we may speak to Elon” about using Starlink to restore the internet in Iran, which has blocked the internet since January 8 amid protests

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran …

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout is now past the 60 hour mark as national connectivity levels continue to flatline around 1% of ordinary levels. The censorship measure presents a direct threat to the safety and wellbeing of Iranians at a key moment for the country's future. [image]
2026-01-12 View on X
Reuters

President Trump says “we may speak to Elon” about using Starlink to restore the internet in Iran, which has blocked the internet since January 8 amid protests

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran …

2026-01-09
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show #Iran is now in the midst of a nationwide internet blackout; the incident follows a series of escalating digital censorship measures targeting protests across the country and hinders the public's right to communicate at a critical moment 📉 [image]
2026-01-09 View on X
The National

NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran has fallen on multiple providers as protests hit 100+ cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply

Cloudflare Radar says country's IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply as protests spread across 100 cities

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show the loss of connectivity on #Iran internet backbone provider TCI in the restive city of Kermanshah as protests spread across the nation in their 12th day; the incident comes amid rising casualties with indications of disruptions in multiple regions [image]
2026-01-09 View on X
The National

NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran has fallen on multiple providers as protests hit 100+ cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply

Cloudflare Radar says country's IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply as protests spread across 100 cities

2025-11-18
ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue affecting Cloudflare's global network; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering [image]
2025-11-18 View on X
The Independent

Cloudflare says “a fix has been implemented and we believe the incident is now resolved”, after a major outage impacted X, ChatGPT, and others from 11:48am UTC

Outage comes around a month after Amazon Web Services outage also took much of the internet offline

2025-09-07
⚠️ 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 📉 [image]
2025-09-07 View on X
Bloomberg

Microsoft says clients of its Azure cloud platform may experience increased latency after multiple international cables in the Red Sea were cut

Microsoft Corp. said Saturday it's no longer detecting issues with its Azure cloud platform after multiple international cables in the Red Sea were cut.

2025-07-25
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to the Starlink satellite internet service with overall connectivity down to 16% of ordinary levels, corroborating user reports of an outage 📉 #StarlinkDown [image]
2025-07-25 View on X
The Verge

Starlink experienced a network outage for about 2.5 hours on Thursday; NetBlocks reports that connectivity dropped to “16% of ordinary levels”

What Caused The Global Outage And Is It Back Up Yet? Abdullah Asim / PhoneArena : Starlink goes down mere hours after T-Mobile's service goes live Reuters : Musk's Starlink says it...

2025-06-18
⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of telemetry shows a significant reduction in internet traffic in #Iran; the incident comes amid an escalating conflict with Israel and is likely to limit the public's ability to access information at a critical time 📉 [image]
2025-06-18 View on X
CyberScoop

A cyberattack claimed by pro-Israel hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow has reportedly disrupted services at Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah, including its website

The attack introduces a clear cyber element with immediate consequences for the country's critical infrastructure amid a growing conflict between Israel and Iran.

⚠ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in the central and southern governorates of the #Gaza Strip; Operator Paltel attributes the outage to a cut in one of the main routes due to ongoing aggression 📉 [image]
2025-06-18 View on X
NBC News

The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked

Kevin Collier / NBC News :

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of telemetry shows a significant reduction in internet traffic in #Iran; the incident comes amid an escalating conflict with Israel and is likely to limit the public's ability to access information at a critical time 📉 [image]
2025-06-18 View on X
NBC News

The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked

Kevin Collier / NBC News :

⚠ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in the central and southern governorates of the #Gaza Strip; Operator Paltel attributes the outage to a cut in one of the main routes due to ongoing aggression 📉 [image]
2025-06-18 View on X
CyberScoop

A cyberattack claimed by pro-Israel hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow has reportedly disrupted services at Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah, including its website

The attack introduces a clear cyber element with immediate consequences for the country's critical infrastructure amid a growing conflict between Israel and Iran.

2024-08-22
ℹ️ Note: Metrics show a brief disruption to WhatsApp in #Russia corroborating reports of outages of messaging services also affecting Telegram; regulator Roskomnadzor claims the issue is due to a “DDoS attack” [image]
2024-08-22 View on X
Meduza

Users in Russia report outages affecting Telegram, WhatsApp, and other services; Roskomnadzor blames a DDoS attack, while activists suspect Kremlin interference

Downdetector Brace yourself, the 'It's working fine for me' messages are pending... [image] Mario Nawfal / @marionawfal : 🚨🇷🇺 ‘LARGE-SCALE’ OUTAGES HIT TELEGRAM, WHATSAPP IN RUSSIA...

2024-08-08
Experience tracking internet censorship worldwide tells us that banning platforms like @X isn't the way to go. Limiting dialogue fuels conflict. Moreover, such calls cause untold harm to other countries where filternets are used daily to mask human rights violations at scale.
2024-08-08 View on X
Financial Times

UK officials say X has been less responsive to removing disinformation than Google, Meta, and TikTok, as Elon Musk launches a series of jibes at PM Keir Starmer

Financial Times :