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Iran's Internet Shutdown Extends to 5th Day, Further Harming Economy

Thu, 11/21/2019 - 9:14am

Iran's Internet Shutdown Extends to 5th Day, Further Harming Economy by Michael Lipin – Voice of America

Iran's shutdown of domestic Internet access as part of a crackdown on anti-government protests has stretched beyond four days, an unprecedented outage that has caused growing harm to the economy.

London-based Internet monitoring group NetBlocks posted a tweet early Thursday in Iran, saying the "near-total" Internet shutdown had surpassed 100 hours since it began late Saturday.

"Digital rights are human rights: access must be restored to all Iranians," the group added.

Iranian authorities imposed the shutdown to stop opposition activists from communicating and posting online images of nationwide protests that erupted last Friday in response to the government's abrupt 50% increase in the subsidized price of gasoline. The protests had spread to more than 50 urban centers in Iran by Saturday, according to images received from Iran and verified by VOA Persian…

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AlekHane

Tue, 02/21/2023 - 9:33pm

The internet blackout in Iran has continued for the fifth day. This is further harming the economy and causing chaos among businesses and individuals.According to reports, the government is using this as an opportunity to crack down on social media networks such as Telegram and Instagram.This move has caused major problems for businesses who rely on these platforms for communication and commerce. For example, many companies rely on Telegram for customer support and sales activity, but now they cannot reach their customers due to the blackout. Well, I would be lucky to find sports betting sites not on Gamstop because I searched a lot to find a legit site but still I could not find it. One of my friends is earning a lot of money through it.