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Jun 9
π΅ Network data show #Iraq has just imposed another widespread internet shutdown during school exams, leaving most of the country except the north offline for two hours as students take tests. The bizarre measure is presented as a means to limit cheating and paper leaks.
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Jun 8
π Metrics show internet connectivity in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir remains disrupted for a third day. The measure continues to limit visibility into events on the ground amid a crackdown and clashes over the proscription of the Joint Awami Action Committee.
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Jun 5
β οΈ Confirmed: Metrics show a major disruption to internet connectivity in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The shutdown comes ahead of protests as authorities use anti-terrorism powers to ban the Joint Awami Action Committee and is likely to limit coverage of events.
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May 28
ποΈ Three months ago today #Iran shut off access to the global internet. While connectivity has now largely returned, metrics indicate that users still face heavy filtering, similar to the interim period between the January protests and the start of the war.
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May 27
βΉοΈ #Iran's internet connectivity has now been in a state of restoration for 24 hours. Service remains heavily filtered, with new restrictions on messaging and app stores compared to pre-January. Calls for a free and open internet transcend political divisions and should be heard.
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May 26
π«Ά Welcome back #Iran! Metrics show a further rise in connectivity as mobile networks and other segments are reconnected to the global internet:
β’ Filternet remains in place but can be worked around
β’ WhatsApp now restricted, requiring circumvention
β’ Some users still offline
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May 26
π Confirmed: Live metrics show a partial restoration to internet connectivity in #Iran on day 88, after 2093 hours of near-total isolation from international networks, the longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history. It is unclear if the restoration will be sustained.
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May 26
β οΈ Internet connectivity remains cut in #Iran with the digital blackout now having entered its 88th day, surpassing 2088 hours of isolation from the outside world. Metrics confirm the shutdown currently remains in effect despite the president's order yesterday to restore access.
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May 25
βοΈ It's now the 87th consecutive day of #Iran's internet blackout which has been in place for over 2064 hours. The measure has eliminated any transparency around executions, adding to the inhumane conditions and daily uncertainty faced by jailed critics, dissidents and tourists.
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May 24
π Internet connectivity has just been cut across #Iraq except the north for the second time in a week, with ~2 hour shutdowns applied as part of a longstanding policy to limit cheating and leaks during school exams. The measure is disruptive and anachronistic in the digital age.
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May 24
β¬οΈ #Iran's internet blackout is now in its 86th day as the population remains in digital darkness after 2040 hours.
While access to the global internet remains largely cut during peace talks, select whitelisted users project a synthetic view of Iranian life to the outside world.
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May 23
ποΈ Network data show #Iran's internet blackout is entering its 13th week after surpassing 2016 hours of digital isolation from the outside world.
Daily life for most Iranians is now shaped by the loss of opportunities and access to information others can reach in seconds.
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May 22
2000 hours.
ALT Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from 24 February 2026 up to 22 May 2026. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the date. The green line representing Iran's observed international internet connectivity is high during the initial time period, with a sharp drop on the morning of 28 February. The ongoing drop in connectivity aligns with a nation-scale internet blackout imposed by authorities after joint military strikes by the US and Israel. The minimum and current connectivity levels are 1% and 2%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN' indicating the disruption period, and the NetBlocks logo and Mapping Internet Freedom slogan in the lower left corner.
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CPJ and RSF are warning that the #Iranian government is using an ongoing 83-day nationwide internet blackout to hide a severe crackdown on independent media and call on Iranian authorities to immediately restore full internet access across the country, cease all judicial harassment and arbitrary detentions of media workers, and release all journalists imprisoned for their reporting.
cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-rsf-warnβ¦
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May 22
βοΈ #Iran's internet blackout has just entered its 84th day with international networks largely cut off for over 1992 hours.
Each passing hour widens social and economic divides as any contact with the outside world is gated by status, compliance and privilege.
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May 21
π’ Metrics show the internet blackout in #Iran has now entered its 83rd day with international networks largely barred for over 1968 hours. A free and open internet is central to the protection of life, liberty and public accountability.
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May 20
β οΈ Confirmed: Metrics show that internet connectivity was cut across most of #Iraq except the north for ~2 hours this morning. The policy, in place for years, is presented as a way to stop leaking and cheating in school exams but disproportionately impacts users and businesses.
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May 20
π It's now the 82nd day of #Iran's digital blackout, with the country still largely cut off from the global internet after 1944 hours.
In an era when a disconnection lasting minutes would be a crisis, Iran continues to shatter records, destroying livelihoods and eroding rights.
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May 19
βοΈ The #Iran internet blackout is now in its 81st day after 1920 hours. Meanwhile, the regime is attempting to extend its digital chokehold internationally, demanding control over other countries' cables in the Strait of Hormuz and big tech compliance with Islamic Republic laws.
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