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Zimbabwe internet shutdown confirmed
15 Jan 2019 at 12:41hrs | Views
The government of Zimbabwe has reportedly instructed POTRAZ to shutdown mobile internet access for citizens so as to prevent them from communicating and organizing protests similar to the one that took place on Monday.
Confirmed: Multiple internet shutdowns in #Zimbabwe amid fuel protests: Bulawayo largely offline from 7:00AM UTC now extending to Harare.
Confirmed: Multiple internet shutdowns in #Zimbabwe amid fuel protests: Bulawayo largely offline from 7:00AM UTC now extending to Harare.
Confirmed: Multiple internet shutdowns in #Zimbabwe amid fuel protests:
— NetBlocks.org (@netblocks) January 15, 2019
➡️ #Bulawayo largely offline from 7:00AM UTC now extending to #Harare
➡️ Evidence of extensive social media/website restrictions
➡️ Ongoing incident#ZimbabweShutdown #KeepItOnhttps://t.co/svNQeLresu pic.twitter.com/1TxMJFbJC0
Source - Byo24News
