Claim 467

National internet traffic began falling sharply around midday on election day, dropping close to 90 percent below normal levels.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: National internet traffic began falling sharply around midday on election day, dropping close to 90 percent below normal levels.
Field: occurred_on
Value: 2025-10-29
About: incident 2025-tanzania-internet-shutdown-election-day
Source: Tanzania restricts internet as citizens vote in general election
Publisher: TechCabal
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-10-29

Quotation from the source

national internet traffic began to plunge around 12:30 p.m., falling to nearly 90% below last week's levels.