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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

IODA collaborated with Miaan Group and ASL19 to co-author a report on the 2025 shutdown of the Internet in Iran during the war with Israel. Key contributors included @radar @dougmadory @ooni @Tor and more!

Access the report here […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

At ~11:45 AM UTC, IODA shows recovery of Internet connectivity in Afghanistan. This is the first sign of recovery since Monday, Sep 29th, when the government ordered a country-wide shutdown of the Internet.

Follow Internet connectivity in Afghanistan […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11d

Today's Internet shutdown in Afghanistan is an extension of recent government-directed shutdowns of fiber optic Internet, localized to specific provinces and motivated by a morality crackdown. Read more in our blog post […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11d

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@dougmadory/115287682452133375

The country-wide, government-ordered shutdown in Afghanistan is visible in IODA. Starting at 5:00 PM local time, the shutdown is ongoing.

Follow connectivity in Afghanistan in near realtime […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 5

The IODA team is excited to announce the release of new data that aims to measure generalized throttling, using IODA's Active Probing signal.

Please come chat with us in the OMG Village at Global Gathering to learn more! […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 28

IODA shows three recent government-ordered shutdowns in Iraq, affecting most but not all provinces. All shutdowns are related to exams to prevent cheating.

Follow connectivity in Iraq in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IQ?from=1756032303&until=1756377903&view=view1

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 13

Head over to our dashboard to see the new IODA redesign!
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/dashboard

https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/reports/unlocking-connectivity-insights-georgia-techs-revamped-ioda-dashboard/

IODA

IODA (Internet Outage Detection and Analysis) monitors Internet infrastructure connectivity to identify outages.

ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 1

Using IODA for Internet connectivity or outage data? We want your thoughts!

Take our quick user feedback survey and help us make IODA better for our community.

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#ioda #userfeedback #internetoutages #connectivitydata #digitalresearch #Internetmeasurement

IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 25

According to Angola civil society, there was a government-directed Internet shutdown during nation-wide protests on Saturday July 19. IODA observed a ~4-hour shutdown, starting at ~12:40 PM (UTC) and ending ~4:20 PM (UTC).

Angola connectivity on July 19 […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 25

The ~2.5 hour global outage on Thursday, June 24, of AS14593 (SPACEX-STARLINK), reportedly due to a software failure, was visible in IODA's Active Probing signal.

Follow connectivity of Starlink in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/asn/14593?from=1753362377&until=1753448777

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 25

Were you live with IODA during the 3rd Open Measurement Gathering where we demoed recent updates and provided a sneak peek of upcoming improvements?

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSV9gktaDjs&t=1s

Read the full blog post […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 21

Amidst violent clashes between Druze and Bedouins, there are reports of a government ordered #shutdown of the #internet in As Suwayda' #syria. IODA shows a loss of connectivity since July 14. #keepiton

Follow connectivity in As Suwayda' in near realtime […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 8

Watch IODA’s Animation Video: Understanding Internet Connectivity One Signal at a time!

Today we are happy to launch IODA's new animated video explaining our signals! Read more about our motivation to on IODA's blog […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 8

A fire at a Egyptian Telecommunications Company facility caused a disruption in Internet connectivity on July 7 2:30 PM UTC. According to IODA's signals, connectivity of Internet infrastructure has completely recovered.

Follow connectivity in Egypt […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 6

After ~1 hour outage, Internet connectivity has recovered according to IODA’s Active Probing signal.

Follow Internet connectivity in Iran in near realtime: https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?from=1751674984&until=1751761384

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 5

IODA shows what looks to be a complete Internet outage in Iran, according to our Active Probing signal. Reports indicate Iran’s domestic Internet is cutoff from International connections.

Follow connectivity in Iran: https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?from=1751669534&until=1751755934

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 3

Iraq continues to shut down the Internet for national exams. There have been a total of 21 shut downs for exams in 2025, including 5 over the past week.

Follow connectivity in Iraq in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IQ?from=1750942745&until=1751547545

IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 25

Starting Now! Join the Open Measurement Gathering for a livestream of project updates from open source Internet and censorship measurements. Join here: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91408875109

IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 25

The Panamanian government ordered an Internet shutdown in the province of Bocas del Toro to stop protests. IODA's localized signals for Cable Onda (AS18809) in Bocas del Toro shows this network has completely lost connectivity starting June 21, 2025 […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 25

A second phase of recovery of Iranian Internet connectivity is visible in IODA, starting at 8:30 AM local time. IODA shows few networks that remain offline.

Follow connectivity in Iran in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?from=1749558395&until=1750854395

IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 23

Over the last 7 days, Iraq shut down the Internet 6 times for national exams. Each shutdown lasts 2 hours.

Follow Internet connectivity in Iraq:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IQ?from=1750073931&until=1750678731

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 21

IODA data shows a recovery in Internet connectivity in Iran starting at 5:30 AM local time.

Follow connectivity in Iran in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?from=1749732951&until=1750510551

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 20

IODA continues to measurements indicative of a complete shutdown in Iran for nearly 2 days now.

Follow connectivity signals in Iran in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?from=1749649856&until=1750427456

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

IODA signals show a short-lived recovery in Internet connectivity in Iran ~9:30 PM local time. By ~10:00 PM, Internet connectivity returned back to complete shutdown.

Follow Internet connectivity in Iran in near realtime […]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

Iran is experiencing a near Internet blackout today, starting at ~5:00 PM local time. We see significant drops across networks. Some networks, including MCCI and Rightel appear to be responsive.

Follow connectivity in Iran in near realtime […]

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