Hey @danielgreate 

Sorry to hear you're experiencing connection issues.

Here are some steps you can try:

https://help.ea.com/pl/help/console/connection-troubleshooting-advanced-playstation/

The message "Gameplay recording paused because you have entered a blocked scene" is a PS4 feature and has to do with the fact the console is constantly recording your gameplay

This probably has nothing to do with the issue at hand here but if the notification bugs you, you can disable that by pressing the Share button on PS4 controller, going to Share settings, then Video clip settings, and from there you can uncheck "Indicate blocked scenes for video recording" .

Let us know if you still experience the issue.

Thanks