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Myanmar's military regime shuts down broadband Internet service in the country
Myanmar's military regime has shut down broadband Internet service as protests over the coup contin…
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Putin's social media ban cost Russia's economy more than $4 billion last year
Russia experienced 1,353 hours of internet disruption last year, which cost its economy $4.02 billi…
Jennifer Sor
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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was disconnected from the grid for the first time in its history amid nearby fighting, state operator says
Thursday's incident is the latest instance where nearby conflict caused problems at the Zaporizhzhi…
Jake Epstein
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Elon Musk said Starlink will request exemptions from Iran sanctions to provide internet services amid anti-government protests after a woman died in police custody
People in Iran have been reporting network disruptions amid protests over the death of a 22-year-ol…
Huileng Tan
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As internet connectivity plummets in Gaza, ordinary Palestinians struggle to compete with Israel's narrative of the war
Concerns are rising over Palestinians' ability to share information from inside Gaza due to plummet…
Joshua Zitser
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Kazakhstan shut down the internet as violent fuel-price protests rock the country and force out the government
The government has resigned and protesters have managed to get armoured vehicles to retreat as prot…
Sinéad Baker
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Dish TV minority shareholders seek EGM, removal of two independent Directors
"The existing independent directors have a long-term association with Dish TV and Essel group…
PTI
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Russian government websites including ones for the Kremlin and the legislature — went dark after cyberattacks target Ukraine
The Kremlin's website and that of the Russian Federal Assembly's lower house — or State Duma …
Jake Epstein
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Authorities in Myanmar cut the internet to vast swathes of the country during its coup
NetBlocks, an organization that monitors internet freedom, said Myanmar's telecommunications starte…
Sinéad Baker
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Elon Musk's Starlink is now active in Iran amid widespread internet outages, academic says after speaking to Musk
Disruption to Iran's internet began after protests started over a young woman dying in police custo…
Kate Duffy
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Women in Iran defy the Islamic regime by removing their headscarves and waving them in the air in protests over police custody death, video shows
At the funeral of Mahsa Amini, who died days after being arrested by Iran's morality police, protes…
Joshua Zitser
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Myanmar's internet shut down as protestors flooded the streets. The military coup leaders sought to shut down Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter earlier this week.
Leaders of the military coup in Myanmar shut down the country's internet, after asking providers to…
Kevin Shalvey
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Kazakhstan president says he has ordered troops to shoot to kill protesters without warning
Nationwide protests over fuel prices have taken place in Kazakhstan, resulting in dozens of deaths …
Sinéad Baker
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Russia's economy already lost $860 million this year because the government keeps shutting down the internet
The economic cost of blocking websites reflects lost work productivity, investments, and opportunit…
Jason Lalljee
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Elon Musk says Starlink satellite service is activated in Ukraine, where the Russian invasion has caused internet disruptions
A Ukrainian government official tweeted at Musk on Saturday, asking him to provide Starlink termina…
Michelle Mark
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Kazakhstan says 164 were killed in a week of bloody protests only quelled after the threat to shoot demonstrators on sight and the arrival of Russian troops
Protests in the Central Asian country began with fuel prices, and then became an uprising against t…
Bethany Dawson
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Protests broke out over the Belarusan presidential election and the country's internet went down
Opponents have accused the president of rigging votes as he sought reelection after 26 years of rule
Inyoung Choi
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The Myanmar military blocked Facebook for the sake of 'stability' after activists began mobilizing on the platform
Myanmar's state-owned telecom company blocked Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp on Thurs…
Bill Bostock
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants US firms to beam the internet to Cubans via satellite during historic protests
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday that he would make "some calls" to encourage businesses t…
Anna Cooban
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Sudan's military arrested the prime minister and dissolved the government in apparent coup
Protests have started against the military's actions, as Sudan's information ministry tells people …