Apagón nacional
Internet disruptions were observed in Sierra Leone over two days amid anti-government protests in the country’s capital, Freetown. Cloudflare documented Internet disruptions between 12:00 and 14:00 local time (UTC) on 10 August, and between 01:00 and 07:30 local time on 11 August. Local sources believe the shutdown was orchestrated by the government as a means to quell dissent. Zoodlabs, which managers the state-owned optical fiber company, Sierra Leone Cable, claimed that the outage was due to “emergency technical maintenance.”
- Duración total 8 hours
Sierra Leona
- Población
- 8 642 022
- Clasificación ONU
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- País menos desarrollado
Impacto local
Se observaron interrupciones de Internet en Sierra Leona durante dos días en medio de las protestas antigubernamentales en la capital del país, Freetown. Cloudflare documentó interrupciones de Internet entre las 12:00 y las 14:00 hora local (UTC) del 10 de agosto, y entre la 01:00 y las 07:30 hora local del 11 de agosto. Fuentes locales creen que el cierre fue orquestado por el gobierno como medio para sofocar la disidencia. Zoodlabs, que gestiona la empresa estatal de fibra óptica, Sierra Leona Cable, afirmó que el apagón se debió a un "mantenimiento técnico de emergencia".
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Significant #Internet disruption observed in #SierraLeone 🇸🇱, starting just after 1200 UTC.@CloudflareRadar shows a complete loss of traffic from the country.
— Cloudflare Radar (@CloudflareRadar) August 10, 2022
Likely related to protests in #Freetown: https://t.co/MPDQmVe469
https://t.co/qrwXiljmYD pic.twitter.com/GWFJJfdpNL
Yesterday, authorities in Sierra Leone shut down the internet during an anti-government protest in Freetown.
— Access Now (@accessnow) August 11, 2022
This isn't the first time that authorities implement #InternetShutdowns to stifle free expression, but it must be the last: https://t.co/YXreIZs8ar #KeepItOn