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No sign of end to Iranian internet blackout despite regime claims

Internet monitors unsure if political or technical issues behind delay after access was cut off during anti-government protests in JanuaryMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn Iranian government announcement on Tuesday that an 88-day internet blackout was being brought to an end did not have any immed...

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The Guardian
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
No sign of end to Iranian internet blackout despite regime claims

Internet monitors unsure if political or technical issues behind delay after access was cut off during anti-government protests in January

An Iranian government announcement on Tuesday that an 88-day internet blackout was being brought to an end did not have any immediate noticeable impact, according to internet monitors.

It was not clear if technical or political issues were delaying the end of the clampdown, the longest in Iran’s history, which was imposed during brutally suppressed protests in January.

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