Cameroon is experiencing "significant, ongoing disruption to internet connectivity", Internet monitor Netblocks said on Thursday, amid protests over alleged irregularities in this month's presidential election.
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By Mohammad Yunus YawarKABUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - In a dim home used as a small business in Afghanistan, women bent over bright cloth use needles to form intricate embroidery. But their fibre-optic network in Kandahar - their primary link to buyers - has now gone dark.Local government officials confirmed a ban on fibre-optic services in five northern provinces — Balkh, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Takhar and Baghlan. Officials said the ban is to prevent "immoral activities." Residents in other provinces,
At least 14 flights scheduled to operate out of Kabul airport on Wednesday were cancelled, with the status of other flights unclear, data from plane tracker Flightradar24 showed, following an internet shutdown in Afghanistan.
China's internet regulator said on Saturday it has directed its Beijing branch to impose disciplinary measures on livestreaming platform Kuaishou Technology and social media company Weibo .
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Netblocks, a global internet monitor, said on Monday that access to online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp has been restricted in Turkey on multiple networks. Netblocks said the access blockage came as the main opposition Republican ...
China proposed rules for internet platform pricing on Saturday, seeking public comment after a raft of complaints by merchants and consumers of unfair or misleading pricing by big platforms.
A majority stake in Vietnam's FPT Telecom, one of the country's largest internet providers, has been transferred to the Ministry of Public Security from a state-run investment corporation in an effort to boost national cybersecurity, the ministry said on Wednesday.
had in March said AI improvements to its voice assistant Siri will be delayed until 2026, without giving a reason for the setback.
Vietnam's government has allowed SpaceX to launch its Starlink satellite internet service on a trial basis until the end of 2030, with no limits on foreign ownership. The service will be available for fixed and mobile plans across the country, including flights, with a subscriber cap of 600,000 during the trial period.
Bangladesh's interim leader said on Tuesday a commercial deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX-owned satellite internet network Starlink is expected to be reached within three months to provide internet services across the South Asian country.