Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Enters 3rd Day

Banking services have stopped, planes are grounded and aid distribution has been halted. The scope of the blackout is rare, even for a government that has increasingly rolled back freedoms.

News
Afghanistan Has Nationwide Internet Blackout, Monitors Say

The shutdown came two weeks after the ruling Taliban cut off the internet in half a dozen provinces, saying they wanted to prevent “immoral acts.”

News
Internet Shutdowns Hit Parts of Afghanistan

Some provincial officials said the country’s leader instructed them to switch off Wi-Fi in their area to limit the “misuse of the internet” and diffusion of “immoral acts.”

News
Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend

Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course.

News
Russia Counters Ukrainian Drones by Turning Off Russians’ Mobile Internet

The same data networks that enable phone apps and web surfing help drones navigate, so officials are imposing daily, patchwork shutdowns. The actions can be very disruptive to daily life.

News
Myanmar’s Internet Censorship Limits Information About Earthquake

Since 2021, the ruling military junta has severely restricted the internet and cut access to social media, digitally isolating the country.

News
The Signal Leak Has Little Precedent

The military takes extraordinary measures to keep combat operations secret, cutting off outside communications for service members before launching an attack.

News