ℹ️ Confirmed: #Cuba is experiencing a moderate disruption to internet connectivity, attributed by state operator ETECSA to a fiber optic cut on a public road in Havana resulting in slow speeds and intermittent access.

⚠️ Confirmed: Network traffic data show a disruption to internet service in #Cuba early on Friday morning; the incident comes amid protests in and around Pinar del Rio corroborating reports of the loss of communications for ~45 minutes

ℹ️ Note: #Cuba has experienced a brief partial internet outage, with users reporting difficulty getting online during the incident which affected state monopoly provider ETECSA (AS27725)

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show internet traffic from #Cuba has collapsed below 50% of ordinary levels as the island is hit by #HurricaneIan, with the Electric Union announcing a total failure of the power grid; the Category 3 storm continues its way toward Florida 🌀📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a near-total collapse of internet traffic from #Cuba amid reports of major protests over power cuts and poor conditions exacerbated by Hurricane Ian, with security forces deployed; incident likely to limit the free flow of information 📉 #LaLuz #SOSCuba

ℹ️ Update: Connectivity is being restored in #Cuba after a near-total internet blackout; the incident comes amid protests over a national power outage and poor conditions exacerbated by Hurricane Ian with security forces deployed to quell the unrest; incident duration ~7 hours 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show internet has been cut in #Cuba for the second evening in a row; metrics show a collapse in connectivity after 8 p.m. local time amid protests over poor conditions and power cuts worsened by Hurricane Ian 📉 #CubaPaLaCalle

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a collapse in internet traffic in #Cuba amid protests for freedom and human rights centering around Caimanera, Guantánamo; connectivity remains intermittent at present with partial restoration noted 📵📉 #SOSCuba

⚠️ Update: Metrics show a nation-scale disruption to internet traffic in #Cuba during protests calling for freedom; core incident duration ~1.5 hours followed by restoration of service 📵 #SOSCuba

⚠️ Update: Network data show that #Cuba remains largely offline as the island experiences a second nationwide power outage; authorities have struggled to restore power after Friday's blackout, with the Prime Minister warning of an energy crisis that has paralyzed the economy 📉

⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet traffic in #Cuba remains diminished as power cuts continue with a third collapse of the power grid; the incident comes as Hurricane Oscar approaches the island, complicating emergency response plans 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of network data indicates a decline in internet traffic in #Cuba as Hurricane Rafael hits the island, with strong winds leading to a "shutdown of the national electricity grid" per Union Eléctrica; the incident comes just weeks after October's blackouts

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis shows a decline in internet traffic in #Cuba corresponding to an electricity grid collapse that has left millions without power. The incident comes as the island faces dwindling energy supplies amid a US oil blockade and operations in Venezuela 🪫 #apagón

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of network data indicates a significant decline in internet traffic in #Cuba corresponding to reports of a nation-wide power blackout. The incident comes as the island faces ongoing fuel shortages #apagón

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of network data indicates a significant decline in internet traffic in #Cuba corresponding to reports of a national power blackout. The incident comes amid continuing fuel shortages #apagón

⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis of network data shows a significant decline in internet traffic in #Cuba corresponding to reports of a nation-scale power blackout. The incident is the latest in series of widespread outages triggered by a months-long US oil blockade