ℹ️ Note: Metrics show that social media platform X remains restricted in #Venezuela despite claims that access had been restored; the measure has now been in place for over a year

⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has passed the 156 hour mark as the silence deepens after a brutal crackdown.

Meanwhile, the online information vacuum is resulting in the amplification of pro-regime accounts, AI fakes, and other agendas.

⚠️ Update: Voting has started in #Uganda, where a widespread internet shutdown imposed by the telecoms regulator remains in place.

The measure makes election observation difficult and encourages voter intimidation and coercion, casting doubt on the election's credibility.

🗓️ Exactly one week ago to the hour, #Iran fell into digital darkness as authorities imposed a national internet blackout.

Through the following days Iranians continued to protest and demand liberty despite a draconian crackdown.

At 168 hours, data show the shutdown is ongoing.

⚠️ Update: At 180 hours, the total internet blackout in #Iran now exceeds the core duration of the 2019 shutdown, and there is still no partial or regional restoration.

in 2019, it was only after connectivity was restored that the scale of the brutal crackdown became known.

ℹ️ Note: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is again experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown

⚠️ Update: In case you missed it, #Iran is in hour 192 of a national internet blackout imposed by the regime after protests spread to multiple cities.

Though news is limited due to the information vacuum, reports indicate thousands have been killed in the subsequent crackdown.

⚠️ Update: It's just past midnight in #Uganda where a widespread internet shutdown imposed before elections remains in place.

The disruption continues to hamper news verification, amid reports that opposition leader Bobi Wine has been abducted by an army helicopter.

⚠️ Update: Metrics show a very slight rise in internet connectivity in #Iran this morning after the 200 hour mark. However, overall connectivity remains at ~2% of ordinary levels and there is no indication of a significant return.

⚠️ Update: #Uganda remains in the midst of a widespread internet shutdown that is now past the 100 hour mark.

Hours earlier, the electoral commission declared that incumbent Museveni was re-elected for his seventh term, following the same pattern observed exactly five years ago.

2021: https://netblocks.org/reports/social-media-and-messaging-platforms-restricted-in-uganda-ahead-of-general-election-XB7aaO87

⚠️ Update: Internet connectivity continues to flatline in #Iran despite a minor short-lived bump in access earlier today, when new reports of atrocities emerged.

As the shutdown enters day ten, confusion surrounds whether the regime intends to restore service soon, or at all.

ℹ️ Update: Network data show a partial restoration of internet connectivity in #Uganda, though many users remain offline. Service was cut on the 13th and elections were held with the opposition detained, some voting machines disconnected, and ballots stuffed per reports.

ℹ️ Update: While ordinary internet connectivity in #Iran remains disrupted at hour 238, traffic data indicate a significant return to some online services including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled, corroborating user reports of partial restoration

⚠️ Update: Despite the restoration of connectivity in #Uganda after a widespread internet shutdown spanning five days during the election period, live metrics show that multiple social media and messaging platforms remain restricted by authorities

⚠️ Update: As of internet shutdown hour 240, traffic levels have fallen after a brief, heavily filtered restoration of select Google and messaging services in #Iran. During this time, some Iranians were able to give updates detailing the severity of the crisis on the ground.

⚠️ Update: With the #Iran internet blackout now spanning its twelfth day, metrics show that national connectivity remains minimal. In recent days, the filternet has occasionally allowed messages through, suggesting that the regime is testing a more heavily filtered intranet.

⚠️ Update: With #Iran's internet blackout now past hour 280, the nation of over 90 million remains cut off for another day leaving friends and family unable to check in with loved ones. Meanwhile, traffic on select platforms points to an emergent strategy of whitelisting.