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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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    Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians’ anger over food inflation

    ByPatrick Wintour May 27, 2026

    As government begins restoring connection, population voices dismay over food price increases and shortagesThe partial lifting of internet restrictions in Iran has revealed a rising tide of anger about food price inflation as ordinary Iranians decry an…

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    Iran’s access to global internet starts to resume after 88-day blackout

    ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

    End of shutdown comes despite interim court order questioning authority of body overseeing the moveMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran’s access to the global internet slowly restarted on Tuesday, ending a record 88-day blackout that has contributed t…

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    Instagram, X and others blocking Saudi dissidents’ accounts

    ByStephanie Kirchgaessner and Geneva Abdul May 22, 2026

    US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being ‘instruments of repression’Major US social media companies including Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they …

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    How realistic is threat of Iran charging to use internet cables under strait of Hormuz?

    ByAisha Down May 18, 2026

    Plan floated in Iranian media to extract revenues from US tech firms would rely on intimidation and is legally dubiousCould undersea cables – the sinews of the global internet – become the next frontier in the US-Israel war against Iran?Last week, two …

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    Sluts, simps and body shaming: the rise of Africa’s manosphere

    BySarah Johnson April 7, 2026

    Experts have been alarmed at the growth of deep misogyny dressed up as self-help on social media. We profile seven men from across the continent who are gaining tractionIt is not just Europe and the US that are grappling with a growing landscape of mis…

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    Iran’s internet blackout is longest national shutdown since Arab spring

    ByAisha Down April 6, 2026

    Iranian authorities cut access to internet on 28 February leaving many with limited information about warIran’s internet shutdown, which began shortly after the first US-Israel strikes in late February, is now the longest national-scale blackout since …

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    X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

    ByDan Milmo Global technology editor March 9, 2026

    Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolificElon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platf…

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    Iran’s internet blackout could worsen human toll of war, say rights groups

    ByAisha Down and Deepa Parent March 5, 2026

    Experts say government’s shutdown means civilians are not seeing evacuation warnings before bombs hitMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs US and Israeli bombs continue to rain down on Iran, civilians are enduring the bombardment in the dark – cut off fr…

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