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Category: Internet Freedom

Iran’s Internet Access Exposed: From Aging ADSL to an Underground Starlink Revolution

Infrastructure Overview Iran’s internet infrastructure is a mix of aging fixed broadband and expanding mobile networks, all under strain from sanctions and state control. Fixed broadband largely relies on ADSL (phone-line internet) and a limited fiber-optic rollout. The government has ambitious fiber plans – aiming to cover 20 million premises with fiber by end of…
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Starlink Goes Dark-Busting in Iran: How Elon Musk’s Satellite Beams Shattered Tehran’s Internet Blackout and Triggered a Global Free-Speech Showdown

The past ten days have seen an unprecedented collision between a Silicon Valley billionaire and one of the world’s most restrictive regimes. When Iranian authorities plunged the country into an almost total internet blackout after Israeli air-strikes on June 13 – 14, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk switched Starlink coverage on over Iran less than 24…
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Internet Kill Switch: Recurring Blackouts in Syria, Iraq, Algeria – And Who’s Next?

Introduction In parts of the world, authorities are literally switching off the internet on a routine basis. Over the last five years (2020–2025), countries like Syria, Iraq, and Algeria have repeatedly imposed nationwide internet shutdowns – often timed with school exam periods – plunging millions into digital darkness for hours at a time. Governments claim…
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