‘This isn’t freedom’: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back

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Iran's internet connectivity partially returned after an 88-day near-total blackout, but the public response was marked by anger, anxiety, and skepticism rather than celebration. The blackout and its gradual lift have had significant social and political consequences.

After 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratory After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life. The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger. Continue reading...