After three months, the government is letting people connect with the world again. But not everyone has access, and those who do wonder how long it will last.
Organizations that track online traffic confirmed an uptick in activity on Tuesday, as Iranians reconnected to the global internet after a government-imposed shutdown.
The regime-controlled internet in Iran has been partially restored, according to reports.
Even when the Iranian regime allows its citizens access to the international internet, speeds are heavily restricted and the government censors many websites.
Critics say Iran may be creating a “tiered internet” model, where access is limited to the politically and economically privileged.
Iranian citizens, who have been blocked from accessing the internet, received a text message on Tuesday from the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) stating “The White House has effectively turned into a “reporting branch” of another regime” referencing “daily reports” to Israel, NewsNation has learned.
Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.
The current restrictions on the internet in Iran are coinciding with Nowruz, the observance of the Persian New Year.
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