Reports have indicated that access to social media platforms is once again restricted across the country despite the government’s announcement of removing the restrictions.

Internet connectivity watchdog Downdetector showed a spike since earlier this morning in outage reports while accessing Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 A graph showing the Twitter outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 12. — Downdetector
A graph showing the Twitter outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 12. — Downdetector

 A graph showing the Facebook outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 12. — Downdetector
A graph showing the Facebook outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 12. — Downdetector

 A graph showing the Instagram outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 12. — Downdetector
A graph showing the Instagram outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 12. — Downdetector

A map on the website showed that the outage reports for Twitter were concentrated in major cities of Pakistan, including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

 A map showing the cities where Twitter outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 11 were concentrated. — Downdetector
A map showing the cities where Twitter outages reported over 24 hours since 2pm on May 11 were concentrated. — Downdetector

Some Twitter users also complained they were unable to connect to these platforms without using a Virtual Private Network.

 Screengrab of a tweet made by Shiraz Hassan on May 13.
Screengrab of a tweet made by Shiraz Hassan on May 13.

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