A nation-scale disruption of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is being reported by users and internet watchdogs in Pakistan on Saturday. ⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to X/Twitter across #Pakistan; the incident comes amid political turmoil after a controversial election held under an internet and mobile network blackout 📉 pic.twitter.com/1sZpkbWN6L — NetBlocks (@netblocks) February 10, 2024NetBlocks, a global internet watchdog, said the incident comes "amid political turmoil after a controversial election held under an internet and mobile network blackout". In the run-up to the February 8 elections in Pakistan, the country suffered from multiple internet disruptions and slow-downs. Just earlier today, the Foreign Office denied that there was any wide-scale internet disruption on polling day. It must be noted that all internet shutdowns have coincided with virtual events organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
