While protests continue in Iran, the Iranian government has completely cut off the internet in some parts of the country, while in some regions it has blocked access to WhatsApp and Instagram.
Detained in Iran last week by Irshad patrols (a kind of local morality police) for not following the dress code. The death of Mahsa Amini, ignited the fuse of major protests in the country. For weeks, while citizens have been protesting Amini’s death and the government’s silence on the streets, the authorities have blocked internet connections in the country for security reasons. announced that there may be slowdowns and interruptions.
NetBlocks officials, who detected internet outages all over the world, in the evening today, said that the internet is out of order in some parts of Iran. announced that he was completely cut off.
Instagram and WhatsApp access blocked
London-based NetBlocks officials stated that the internet was completely cut off in some parts of the country, while in areas where there is still internet, first WhatsApp services and then Instagram. has been blocked reported. Two Iranian citizens living in Tehran, reached by Reuters news agency, are as of now. WhatsApp and Instagram are unavailable explained.
The Iranian government is notorious for frequently restricting or completely banning the internet and certain social media apps. If you remember last year, the Iranian government, Facebook banned Twitter and Telegram nationwide.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-restricts-access-instagram-netblocks-2022-09-21/