How are Iranians communicating with each other after a 17-day internet blackout?
How are Iranians communicating with each other after a 17-day internet blackout? Iran's nationwide internet blackout has entered its 16th day as of Sunday. The disruption is ongoing, according to connectivity monitor Netblox . Internet access in Iran is currently down to just one percent of normal. But even a complete shutdown is still a significant number in terms of data, according to Netblox's head of research Isik Matar. Netblox's head of research Isik Matar told AFP that the nature of the internet shutdown suggests it was not the result of US or Israeli airstrikes but a government-imposed ban. Similarly, Amnesty International 's Iran researcher Raha Bahreni called it a "deliberate shutdown by the authorities to block the flow of information and suppress dissent." The internet shutdown has revived an old technology called shortwave radio to deliver information in Iran. Radio Zamaneh , a non-profit organization in Amsterdam, has been broadcasting news in...
