Social media platform X was disrupted across Pakistan for a seventh consecutive day on Saturday after a general election marred by allegations of rigging, with an Internet monitor reporting restrictions on virtual private network (VPN) services.
The platform was downed on the night of Feb. 17 amid protests by political parties over alleged rigging of Feb. 8 national election in the South Asian country.
Update: Live metrics show #Pakistan’s X/Twitter restriction is ongoing into a seventh day; with VPN services also widely restricted, users face increasing difficultly getting online amid heightened concerns over vote rigging after elections conducted under a telecoms shutdown pic.twitter.com/QQdgSwyyuY
– NetBlocks (@netblocks) February 23, 2024
The disruption came hours after a senior bureaucrat said he helped rig the polls and accused the country’s chief justice and top election official of rigging polls.
Digital rights activists have attributed the disruption of X to its widespread use by public and political parties to organize demonstrations.
“Live metrics show #Pakistan’s X/Twitter restriction is ongoing into a seventh day,” NetBlocks, a London-based Internet monitor, said late Friday. “With VPN services also widely restricted, users face increasing difficulty getting online amid heightened concerns over vote rigging after elections conducted under a telecoms shutdown.”
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