Internet Disruptions
Internet disruptions, Instagram inaccessible in Iran as protests spread
Iranians experienced widespread internet disruptions on Wednesday amid days of mass protests against the government, including a loss of access to Instagram, one of the last Western social media platforms available in the country. An Iranian official had earlier hinted that such measures might be taken out of security concerns, and the loss of connectivity will make it more difficult for people to organise protests and share information about the government's rolling crackdown on dissent. Iran has seen nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained for allegedly wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf too loosely. Demonstrators have clashed with police and called for the downfall of the Islamic Republic itself, even as Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. London-based rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday that security forces had used batons, birdshot, tear gas, and water cannons to disperse ...
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Internet, mobile services restored in Balochistan after brief suspension
Amid devastating floods across Pakistan and frequent power outages, the internet and mobile services in Balochistan were restored after hours of suspension
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Heavy rains in Pakistan's central, northern parts; internet disrupted
Heavy rains and floods on Friday caused internet outages in Pakistan's central and northern parts of the country.
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India continues to hold top position in internet shutdowns: Access Now
After India, Myanmar imposed the highest total number of shutdowns in 2021, with 15 disruptions, followed by Sudan and Iran with five shutdowns in each country
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Bank, airline websites go dark briefly in international internet outage
Website tracker flags hundreds of user complaints about outages affecting Southwest, Delta Air Lines Inc. and Automatic Data Processing Inc
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Crisis in Tonga as the internet-reliant island plunges in cyber darkness
While the authorities look into the cause and struggle to find a solution, they have turned to a small, locally operated satellite connection as back-up
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US confronts internet's disruptions, China feels vindicated
Xi Jinping created and empowered the cyberspace administration, which has subsumed many of the overlapping agencies that once governed content in cyberspace
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