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Fears grow that Iran's Internet blackout may turn permanent to weaken dissent
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Ruthless Iranian regime leaders are now ordering their own children to slaughter innocent civilians, a commander’s distraught daughter revealed as she sobbed in a gut-wrenching interview on Thursday.

Iran ’s nationwide Internet blackout will last until late March, a new report said — as fears grow that Iran ians’ access to the Web will be permanently stripped as a means for Tehran to control them.The blackout, which has left protesters unable to coordinate and unite, will allegedly carry on until at least the Iran ian New Year on March 20, government rep Fatemeh Mohajerani said, according to Iran Wire.

Internet access in Iran was shut off Jan 8, with no sign of returning as Tehran looks to silent dissent.FilterWatch, a group tracking Internet freedom in Iran, warned that as the blackout continues, the regime is quickly trying to put in place new restrictions to further cut off the Islamic Republic from the rest of the world. Tehran’s plan threatens to hurl Iran into a “new age of digital isolation” that would allow the current regime to roll out mass Internet censorship to crush any and all dissent, Some of Iran’s richest fled to Turkey to party while rest of country wallowed in regime’s deadly crackdownIranian doctors reportedly say protest death toll over 16K: ‘Genocide under the cover of digital darkness’ “There should be no expectation of reopening international internet access, and even afterwards, users’ access to international internet will never return to its previous form,” the group warned. Tehran first cut off Internet services across the nation Jan. 8, a typical tactic from the regime to stifle dissent and keep images of the crackdown from spreading — as evident by the previous shutdowns during the 2019 and 2022 protests.The blackout allowed the latest protests to remain uncoordinated, with the lack of Internet access also burying the full extent of Iran’s brutal crackdown on the demonstrations.and went viral, triggering international scrutiny as the death toll rose Sunday to at least 5,000, an Iranian official told Reuters, citing official figures. Experts watching Tehran’s moves fear that Internet access will soon become a privilege solely for those who are aligned with the regime. Amir Rashidi — director of cyber security and digital rights at the Miaan Group, which runs FilterWatch — said Iran’s Internet access is likely to be rolled out on a tiered system, with access only given to those who the government approves of, Such a system would further quiet the voices of those leading the resistance against Tehran’s current government, Rashidi told the UK outlet. If implemented, Iran would join countries such as China that have systems in place to keep their citizens out of popular social-media websites including Facebook and YouTube.3 officers killed in gang uprising as inmates riot at hellish South America prisons2.8KJustin Gaethje calls out ‘fickle’ fans doubting him against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 | Against the Cage Internet access in Iran was shut off Jan 8, with no sign of returning as Tehran looks to silent dissent.

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