Customers had problems ordering at restaurants in several countries on Friday. Restaurants in Japan closed, while some in Australia reportedly reverted to using pen and paper.
Tag: Computer Network Outages
Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin
Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in Ukraine, Russia has intensified online censorship using techniques pioneered by China.
Gaza communications have been nearly blacked out for two days.
It was the fifth such blackout of phone and internet service in the territory since the war began.
Twitter Was Blocked in Turkey After Earthquake, Internet-Monitoring Group Says
The service was blocked in what appeared to be a coordinated way.
Shetland Cut Off From the World After Undersea Cable Breaks
The remote archipelago became even more so with phone and internet service disrupted.
In Canada, Rogers Network Disruption Prompts Outages
The outages affected customers of one of the country’s largest telecommunications companies. Some local police services said customers were unable to call 911.
How a Volcano Severed Tonga From the World
The disaster caused by the largest eruption in decades has been defined so far by the nation’s near-complete disconnection in an ever-connected age.
Facebook’s Apps Went Down. The World Saw How Much It Runs on Them.
The outage disrupted the digital lives of small-business owners, politicians, aid workers and others. But for some, it was a welcome reprieve.
Facebook Outage Shows World Reliance on WhatsApp, Instagram
The outage disrupted the digital lives of small-business owners, politicians, aid workers and others. But for some, it was a welcome reprieve.
Widespread Internet Outage Affects Major Websites
The sites of the British government, The New York Times and Twitter were among those that were briefly inaccessible for some users.