Internet access cut across much of Iraq

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Internet access cut across much of Iraq
October 3, 2019, 8:09 am

Demonstrators set on fire the Hikma movement building during a protest in Najaf. (Reuters)

Internet access has been cut off across much of Iraq including the capital Baghdad with connectivity falling below 70 percent, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said, amid renewed anti-government protests that turned violent and spread nationwide.

Earlier on Wednesday social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as messaging application WhatsApp all appeared to be have been disabled across Iraq except in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region which has a separate internet infrastructure.

The services were only accessible by using a VPN, which effectively disguises the location of a device.

Reuters

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