Kentik
Coverage of Kentik in the Nexus archive.
- Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but still face heavy restrictions
Iranians regained internet access after a months-long shutdown, but service remains slow and apps like YouTube and Instagram are restricted. The outage, justified as a military response to US and Israeli attacks, caused significant economic and social disruption, with businesses struggling and communication challenges persisting.
- Iran slowly reconnects to the global internet
Iran's government has begun reconnecting to the global internet after an 88-day outage triggered by a national security policy following attacks from the USA and Israel. Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref announced the first step toward regulated internet access, with traffic resuming as reported by NetBlocks and Cloudflare. Analysts note Iran's use of a tiered internet system and ongoing content filtering, while the government cited security reasons for past blocks.