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(Image credit: Starlink on X) Share Share by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Amid widespread anti-government protests, Iran has shut down all methods of internet access within its borders, reports IranWire . It has done the same previously, during earlier, milder episodes of revolt. However, this time the authorities seem to have also been successful in disrupting the tens of thousands of Starlink receivers thought to be inside the country. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would speak to Elon Musk , the owner of SpaceX and Starlink, about restoring internet access to the Iranian public.
You're likely well aware of the severity of the clashes between protesters and the Iranian authorities. The general worldwide news media are filling the airwaves and front pages with reports about the uprising, and shocking numbers of casualties and arrests over the last four days.
During previous notable times of public unrest, Iran has cut public communications like internet services , mobile services, and even phone services. The commonly accepted reason for such blocks is to prevent easy communication and organizing by protesters. The same actions serve to limit the flow of images and videos to the outside world. Thus, the internet blockade helps the Iranian government shape the narrative, or at least gives it a better chance of doing so.
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