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Feb 27, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
⚠️ Confirmed: Twitter has become unavailable across #Turkey as of 11:30 p.m. local time for users of national provider Turk Telekom following alleged attack on Turkish troops in #Idlib; other social media currently unaffected; developing situation 📉 ⚠️ Update: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are now blocked via multiple internet providers in #Turkey. Real-time network data indicate SNI filtering in effect by operators; incident ongoing - see live report 📉
📰netblocks.org/reports/social…
Jan 24, 2020 5 tweets 5 min read
Thread on internet connectivity in #Wuhan, #China:

Network data from the last ten days show a gradual fall beginning 17 January 2020.

The decline is consistent with population exodus as residents either flee the city closing up shop due to #coronavirus or for #LunarNewYear 📉 Diurnal internet connectivity falls similar to #Wuhan were observed in the US last year corresponding to mandatory hurricane evacuations.

These can be distinguished from power outages and flooding, with #HurricaneDorian the most recent reported 🌪
netblocks.org/reports/hurric…
Jul 22, 2019 5 tweets 7 min read
Urgent: Nationwide power outage detected across #Venezuela; real-time network data shows drop in national connectivity to just 6%; incident ongoing #SinLuz #Apagon #22Jul #ApagónEnVenezuela
netblocks.org/reports/venezu… Update: Almost all states of #Venezuela are now severely impacted by nationwide power outage with only limited connectivity remaining; live network data chart shows availability and power outage impact breakdown by region #SinLuz #Apagon #22Jul
Nov 6, 2018 9 tweets 8 min read
Full house for #NetBlocks2018 London with @HannahMachlin about to kick off on the need for #DigitalRights worldwide Data-driven advocacy and broad participation is essential for the future of human rights, says @HannahMachlin #NetBlocks2018