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Iran’s internet blackout is longest national shutdown since Arab spring

Iranian authorities cut access to internet on 28 February leaving many with limited information about war

The Guardian - UK

"Not just censorship, it’s digital isolation:" Iran plans to cut ties with the global internet — and VPNs may not help this time

After enforcing "one of the most severe blackouts in history," Iran is moving towards a permanent whitelisting system to better police the internet. Here's what is at stake for people in Iran, and beyond.

TechRadar

Iran appears to ease internet blackout as cost of shutdown mounts

Experts say uneven connectivity suggests regime is throttling and filtering data as losses said to hit $36m a day

The Guardian - UK

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An ecosystem of smuggled tech holds Iran’s last link to the outside world

Despite internet blackout, a small number of Iranians are risking their lives to share messages as protests continue

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications

The Guardian - UK

Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together

Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all crashing down …

The Guardian - UK

What to know about the warehouses in Virginia that power a lot of the internet

An internet outage on Monday morning highlights the reliance on Amazon's cloud services

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Cables no thicker than a hose, why our perilous internet could be brought down in a snip

IN FOCUS: You may believe the web relies on the cloud, but the reality is that almost all of the world’s internet traffic is routed through perilous subsea cables. Already going wrong hundreds of times a year, catastrophic outages are getting more likely every day. Christopher Stokel-Walker reports

The Independent UK

Live updates | Day 7 of the latest Israel-Hamas war

The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground invasion in Gaza as it pounds the tiny coastal strip in retaliation for the unprecedented weekend attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas

The Independent UK

Protests continue in Cuba after days without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Cubans in several neighborhoods in Havana and other cities took to the streets again on Friday, banging pots and pans and demanding the restoration of electrical service as they had done Thursday, after a failure in Cuba’s dilapidated power grid left the country in near total darkness since Tuesday.

Miami Herald

When internet shutdowns spill over borders

The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country can be felt half a world away

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