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What to know about Iran’s internet blackout
What to know about Iran’s internet blackout
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Iranians have not had internet access for more than 156 hours, according to cybersecurity watchdog NetBlocks.
NetBlocks said on X that an online information vacuum caused by the communication blackout, now in its seventh day, “is resulting in the amplification of pro-regime accounts, AI fakes, and other agendas.”
The blackout has also made it difficult to understand what is happening inside Iran in real time.
France is looking into sending Eutelsat terminals to Iran to enable satellite internet connectivity for citizens amid the blackout.
Eutelsat is a Paris-based satellite operator that has a fleet of low Earth orbit satellites that can deliver internet service from space. Its OneWeb subsidiary is a competitor of Elon Musk’s Starlink, which is providing free internet access to users in Iran.
