@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
2026-09-25 01:35 UTC
UPDATE:
As war rages on in Ethiopia, NetBlocks confirms that what it calls a "subnational internet disruption," has been implemented in the country's north. Scores of Tigrayans are suddenly unable to communicate with family.
Phone/internet is disrupted across the Tigray region. Service from the Ethiopian state telecoms provider is completely severed, but service by Kenyan company Safaricom remains active for now, meaning some Tigrayans can still connect and make phone calls.
A very bad sign.
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@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social 2026-09-25 01:38
A very bad sign because the last time a Tigray wide internet blackout was implemented, a genocide was carried out, killing hundreds of thousands. Internet outages are typically implemented by the state to hide atrocities in Ethiopia during war. As such, after war broke out on Tuesday, some Tigrayans were seen on TikTok, posting goodbye messages to friends and followers, expecting to be disconnected, as they were from 2020-2022.