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Tag: Communications and Media Blackouts

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Iran Extends Internet Clampdown Beyond Wartime

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025Sanam Mahoozi and Erika SolomonComments Off on Iran Extends Internet Clampdown Beyond Wartime

Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online a struggle and prompting Iranians’ fears of greater surveillance.

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An Internet Shutdown Cuts Off Iranians From One Another, and the World

October 17, 2025Sanam Mahoozi and Erika SolomonComments Off on An Internet Shutdown Cuts Off Iranians From One Another, and the World

Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online almost impossible and prompting Iranians’ fears of greater surveillance.

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Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan

A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.

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Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan

October 12, 2025ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan

A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.

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Afghan Internet Back After 2-Day Blackout Tied to Taliban

October 1, 2025October 2, 2025Francesca Regalado and Elian PeltierComments Off on Afghan Internet Back After 2-Day Blackout Tied to Taliban

No reason was immediately given for why service resumed after a blackout rare in scope, even for a government that has drastically curtailed individual freedoms.

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Afghanistan Has Nationwide Internet Blackout, Monitors Say

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Afghanistan Has Nationwide Internet Blackout, Monitors Say

The shutdown came two weeks after the ruling Taliban cut off the internet in half a dozen provinces, saying they wanted to prevent “immoral acts.”

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Internet Shutdowns Hit Parts of Afghanistan

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Taimoor Shah and Elian PeltierComments Off on Internet Shutdowns Hit Parts of Afghanistan

Some provincial officials said the country’s leader instructed them to switch off Wi-Fi in their area to limit the “misuse of the internet” and diffusion of “immoral acts.”

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Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room

September 11, 2025September 14, 2025Pranav BaskarComments Off on Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room

“The Parliament of Nepal right now is Discord,” a user said of the platform popular with video gamers, where tens of thousands are debating the nation’s future.

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Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025Jenny GrossComments Off on Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend

Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course.

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Russia Counters Ukrainian Drones by Turning Off Russians’ Mobile Internet

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina LobzinaComments Off on Russia Counters Ukrainian Drones by Turning Off Russians’ Mobile Internet

The same data networks that enable phone apps and web surfing help drones navigate, so officials are imposing daily, patchwork shutdowns. The actions can be very disruptive to daily life.

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