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The Guardian view on the splinternet: where China led, Iran and others are eagerly following | Editorial
ByEditorial May 31, 2026

Authoritarian states are increasingly shutting off or throttling access to the internet, creating separate spheres in a realm built on connectionChina boasts of having the world’s largest population of internet users: 1.125 billion by the end of 2025, …

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‘This isn’t freedom’: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back
ByDeepa Parent May 28, 2026

After 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratoryAfter 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at abou…

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Cambridge University’s proposed Saudi deal endangers academic freedom | Letters
ByGuardian staff May 14, 2026

Academic freedom would be compromised by a planned deal between Cambridge University and Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry, warns Jemimah SteinfeldYour report (Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns, 11 May) s…

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Internet blackout is tool of desperate regime to isolate Iranians, say experts
ByAisha Down March 2, 2026

Digital censorship analysts argue current outage is mostly about survival and control for the country’s rulersRoughly four hours after the first strikes hit Iran, the country was again plunged into a full internet blackout – severely curtailing both th…

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Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters
ByAdam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Farnaz Fassihi February 13, 2026

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.

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Iran appears to ease internet blackout as cost of shutdown mounts
ByAisha Down January 28, 2026

Experts say uneven connectivity suggests regime is throttling and filtering data as losses said to hit $36m a dayIranian authorities appear to have relaxed – but not removed – internet restrictions, in what experts say is a sign of the mounting costs o…

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Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online
ByErika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi January 25, 2026

Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.

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‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak
ByDeepa Parent January 15, 2026

As Tehran’s internet blackout means names of those killed in the uprising are only starting to emerge, the diaspora is reacting with shock, sadness and angerThe families of Iranians killed by the regime in its crackdown on anti-government protests over…

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Protests continue in Iran despite regime crackdown – video
ByGuardian staff January 10, 2026

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first speech since the demonstrations began last month, calling protesters vandals and saying authorities would not back down in the face of opposition. Thousands of people were heard chanting anti-regime slogans across …

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Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time
ByAisha Down January 10, 2026

Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communicationsIran’s internet shutdown, now in place for 36 hours as the authorities seek to quell escalating anti-government protests, represents a “…

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