On September 27, residents of Belarus and Azerbaijan experienced problems accessing the internet.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies warned of internet connection restrictions \”to prevent a large-scale provocation\” and said it hoped citizens would understand.
In Belarus it was reported that in Minsk the internet had been cut off across all operators.
The provider A1 said that mobile internet capacity had been reduced \\”in accordance with a directive from authorised state authorities\\”.
By evening, internet service had stabilised.
Update: as of 19:00, data transmission services have been restored in full.
— A1 Belarus (@a1belarus) September 27, 2020
As it turned out later, began internet access problems in Belarus amid the presidential election and the protests that followed.
Daily losses from the internet shutdown were estimated at $56 million.
As it turned out later, the equipment for blocking the internet for the Belarusian authorities was supplied by a US company. Subsequently it refused to supply its technologies to the country.
Experts told ForkLog how to bypass blocks and in which cases this would be impossible.
In the wake of the Belarus internet shutdown: how to bypass blocks and when this is not possible
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