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Internet service in Iran cut off or restricted ( Could it happen here? 5,4,3,2,1 .... and how to prepare?)
Last edited Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:32 AM - Edit history (1)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-cutting-internet-amid-deadly-protests/A mighty interesting read as you parse the "Cosplay U.S. Government" comments. (which I won't echo here)
Like, protest is great in Iran but "illegal" here. And both governments have a penchant for murder.
NetBlocks said earlier that its "data show the loss of connectivity on #Iran internet backbone provider TCI in the restive city of Kermanshah as protests spread across the nation in their 12th day; the incident comes amid rising casualties with indications of disruptions in multiple regions."
Iranian authorities regularly restrict or disable internet access when they expect significant protests or other potentially destabilizing events.
President Mahsoud Pezeshkian, seen as a reformer but subordinate to Iran's longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, intimated ahead of his election in 2024 that he would free up the internet and make more websites accessible. It remains tightly restricted, however. Social media sites such as TikTok, Facebook and X are officially banned, as is access to U.S. and European news sites, including CBS News.
Many young, tech-savvy Iranians have become adept at getting around the restrictions, but it's a cumbersome process, and when the regime slows down internet speeds at politically sensitive times, the whole system can become unusable.
Iranian authorities regularly restrict or disable internet access when they expect significant protests or other potentially destabilizing events.
President Mahsoud Pezeshkian, seen as a reformer but subordinate to Iran's longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, intimated ahead of his election in 2024 that he would free up the internet and make more websites accessible. It remains tightly restricted, however. Social media sites such as TikTok, Facebook and X are officially banned, as is access to U.S. and European news sites, including CBS News.
Many young, tech-savvy Iranians have become adept at getting around the restrictions, but it's a cumbersome process, and when the regime slows down internet speeds at politically sensitive times, the whole system can become unusable.
Translation: Can we expect the entire internet to be shut down except for "Untruth Social?"
ADDED:
Iran Goes Dark as Government Cuts Itself Off from Internet
https://www.kentik.com/analysis/iran-goes-dark-as-government-cuts-itself-off-from-internet/
In response to a growing anti-government protest movement, the government of Iran has disconnected itself from the global internet as of 18:45 UTC (10:15pm local).
The move follows nearly two weeks of selective internet blockages as protests grew in intensity in cities across the country. Earlier in the day, Iran severed all IPv6 connectivity when the country withdrew all of its IPv6 BGP routes at 11:49 UTC (3:19pm local). At 16:30 UTC (8pm local), traffic volumes into the country began a steady descent until the last remaining pieces of connectivity were disabled a little more than an hour ago.
The internet shutdown marks an ominous development for the situation in Iran, echoing the November 2019 protests (also known as Bloody November), which featured a similar national internet blackout and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Iranians.
The move follows nearly two weeks of selective internet blockages as protests grew in intensity in cities across the country. Earlier in the day, Iran severed all IPv6 connectivity when the country withdrew all of its IPv6 BGP routes at 11:49 UTC (3:19pm local). At 16:30 UTC (8pm local), traffic volumes into the country began a steady descent until the last remaining pieces of connectivity were disabled a little more than an hour ago.
The internet shutdown marks an ominous development for the situation in Iran, echoing the November 2019 protests (also known as Bloody November), which featured a similar national internet blackout and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Iranians.
Putting on the thinking cap.
And will be exploring mesh networks today.
Call for techies!!
With just shutdown or comandeering of certain sites (not already slavishly following Big Brother's daily pack of lies) are there options to communicate privately while there still is a working internet?
Remember, dictators always rehearse (somewhere) before launching their attacks on citizenry.
Sorry to sound apocalyptic, but why be caught totally unaware and unprepared, as we watch "dueling dictators"
Allons!
FURTHER UPDATE:
Found some new articles today on maintaining private data (with plausible deniability) and for helping people whose tor access is blocked. But for basics, please go to https://eff.org. Protecting your digital rights is their business.
Without an internet, mesh networking seems to be the answer. Not easy, but people have set up mesh networks for more basic stuff.
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