Iran’s internet blackout leaves millions isolated

DUBAI: “It’s costing me money talking to you” said Mona — not her real name — as she chuckled over a voice note she managed to send. “It’ll cost me a lot more if the boogey men find out too,” she said, referring to the Revolutionary Guards. Like millions of Iranians, Mona’s life has been upended by Iran’s internet blackout, the longest in the republic’s history. The latest shutdown came after American and Israeli airstrikes in February, weeks after authorities partially restored internet access following a brutal crackdown on nationwide protests.

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