Internet users and demonstrators in the West African country have reported access to the internet had slowed down or been blocked by the government.
This was confirmed by Koffi Inoussa Ayibo, president of the Togolese branch of Internet Without Borders, who said the NGO found internet connectivity had been cut off on WhatsApp, Facebook, and, later, all mobile internet services after conducing a series of tests.
Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Togo's capital, Lomé, protesting against President Faure Gnassingbé.
The number of demonstrators is said to be unprecedented. The internet has been severely restricted.
A government concession to introduce a two-term presidential limit through a constitutional amendment failed to lure the protesters.
They want Mr Gnassingbé, who has been in power since 2005, to step down.
He became president after the death of his father, Gnassingbé Eyadema, who had been at the helm for 38 years. Protesters are calling for the end of the Gnassingbé dynasty.
On Twitter, some activists said they were headed to the Ghanaian border to use the country’s internet and voice their criticism of Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled the west African nation for 50 years.
Government spokesperson Gilbert Bawara told a local radio station that there was an ongoing internet restriction.
Even in most developed countries, authorities take control of telecommunications in some cases, he said.
Over the last three weeks, demonstrations have swept through Togo as the opposition party, Le Parti National Panafricain (PNP), called for the return of the 1992 constitution which guarantees multi-party elections and a two-term limit for the head of state.
The terms of the constitution were changed by the president’s father, Eyadema Gnassingbe, to allow him to run for a third term in 2002, three years before his death.
On Aug. 19, the minister of security said two people were killed and 13 injured after security forces unleashed teargas and gunshots on a group of demonstrators in Sokode, about three and a half hours outside the capital Lomé.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), chaired by Gnassingbe, has yet to release a statement on the protests.
In the last few years, African countries have used internet shutdowns and curfews to stifle dissent and enforce law and order. One of the big concerns is the use of social media tools to organize anti-government protests.
Demonstrations took place in many cities and that more are planned for Thursday.
The decision by the cabinet to propose a constitutional change to bring about a presidential term-limit has not changed the protesters' plans.
They see it as part of a ploy to extend Mr Gnassingbé's rule.
The protests were organised by a coalition of opposition parties and civil society organisations.
Amnesty International estimated that 100,000 people marched in Lome, many wearing the red, orange and pink colours of opposition parties as they chanted "Free Togo".
Organisers said that they would not relent in their push for a two-term presidential limit and for the release of some of their members who were arrested, charged and sentenced after similar protests last week.
Last year, as many as 11 African countries shut down internet access ahead of elections and anti-government protests.
In Gabon and the Gambia, internet was shut down during and after elections while, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo closed off internet access ahead of anti-government demonstrations.
This year, Cameroon imposed a 93-day internet blackout on the country’s Anglophone regions which spoke out their marginalization by the French-speaking government. The blackout lasted for 93 days, despite international criticism.
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