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2026-03-10 07:25:30 UTC

⚠️ 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.
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2026-03-08 15:27:23 UTC

200 hours.
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2026-03-08 07:33:01 UTC

⚠️ 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.
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2026-03-05 07:28:08 UTC

⚠️ 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.
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2026-02-28 08:16:48 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total internet blackout with national connectivity at 4% or ordinary levels. The incident comes amid US and Israeli combat operations and matches measures used during last year's war with Israel.
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2025-06-18 14:24:05 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total national internet blackout; the incident follows a series of earlier partial disruptions and comes amid escalating military tensions with Israel after days of back-and-forth missile strikes 📉
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2025-03-28 18:55:57 UTC

ℹ️ Note: X (formerly Twitter) is currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
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2025-03-28 01:58:30 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show the Turkish political opposition party CHP's new boycott site which calls on the public to avoid certain government-aligned businesses, boykotyap•com, is now restricted in #Turkey; the incident is the latest in a series of internet censorship measures
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2025-03-19 05:32:01 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others are detained in events described by the opposition as a "coup"
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2025-03-08 04:16:32 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show disruptions to internet connectivity in Brisbane, Australia, as Ex-Cyclone Alfred approaches with heavy rain and strong winds causing power outages in Queensland 🌀
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2025-02-28 14:38:59 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Réunion as Cyclone Garance hits the French Indian Ocean island; the losses in service are attributed to power cuts and damaged infrastructure amid heavy flooding and winds 🌀
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2025-02-25 20:09:46 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: A nation-scale power outage has knocked out internet connectivity across much of #Chile; network data show national connectivity at 25% of ordinary levels, with services including public transport affected by an energy transmission failure in Norte Chico #CorteDeLuz
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2025-02-21 00:45:08 UTC

ℹ️ Note: Reddit is experiencing international outages; incident is not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #RedditDown
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2025-02-19 21:59:02 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show Korek Telecom has been disconnected across much of Iraq as the Communications and Media Commission (CMC) cuts service over unpaid debts; the Erbil-based company's owners claim the decision is politically motivated, calling on the UN to intervene
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2025-02-18 22:53:43 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in Odesa, Ukraine; the incident comes as Russia launches a major drone attack on civil and energy infrastructure despite reported peace negotiations, with impacts attributed to physical damage and emergency shutdowns
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2025-01-24 15:35:12 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a multi-hour national disruption to internet connectivity in #Syria; the Ministry of Communications has identified "sabotage by remnants of the Assad regime" and the cutting of fiber links as the cause of the outage, which has since been resolved
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2024-11-20 03:28:03 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show social media platform Bluesky, a popular X alternative, has been restricted in Pakistan, corroborating user reports of issues accessing the service; Pakistan has imposed a growing number of social media platform bans and is also targeting VPN services
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2024-05-12 01:51:41 UTC

ℹ️ Confirmed: Network data show a decline in connectivity in Tallahassee, #Florida as deadly tornadoes hit the city; the losses in service are attributed to power cuts and damaged infrastructure amid heavy winds, with some recovery evident 🌪️📈
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2023-08-21 03:22:49 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time metrics show that internet connectivity has again been cut across most of #Iraq except the north. The measure is intended to prevent leaking in the second round of school exams but disproportionately impacts other users.
📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-during-school-exams-JBQV2Lyo
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2023-08-10 22:49:13 UTC

ℹ️ Confirmed: #Syria implemented a new internet shutdown this morning lasting some 4 hours as a measure to secure the distribution of school exam papers and limit cheating.
📰 Learn more about the countries that go offline during exam season: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-during-school-exams-JBQV2Lyo
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2023-08-10 14:56:07 UTC

⚠️ Update: Live metrics indicate that Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii remains largely disconnected from the internet amid deadly wildfires; the outages are likely to impact rescue efforts with some trapped residents resorting to emergency satellite calls 📉 #MauiFires
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2023-08-09 16:21:12 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show significant internet disruptions in Hawaii's Maui communities including Lahaina and Kula, linked to intensifying wildfires driven by powerful winds; evacuations are ongoing 🚒📉 #MauiOutage
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2023-08-09 15:01:13 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in occupied Luhansk, #Ukraine, corroborating claims of a successful regional denial of service attack by the IT Army of Ukraine hacktivist group 📉
📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K
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2023-07-05 11:50:07 UTC

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time metrics show that internet connectivity has again been cut across most of #Iraq excluding the autonomous north 📷 The measure is intended to prevent cheating in school exams but disproportionately impacts other users.
📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-during-school-exams-JBQV2Lyo
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