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Iran's President Orders Restoration of Internet Access After War Suspension

Iran's President Orders Restoration of Internet Access After War Suspension

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According to Iranian state media citing an official, President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the resumption of international internet connectivity.

Tasnim News Agency
1. The decree aimed at restoring internet access to its pre-January state was communicated to the Ministry of Communications by the president.
Sattar Hashemi
1. Internet restrictions in recent months have caused significant damage to the digital economy, online businesses and the country's service industries. The continuation of this situation could, in addition to the economic damage, have led to the weakening of investment, the emigration of elite human resources, and the expansion of communication patterns outside the framework of the country's official governance.
NetBlocks
1. Metrics show a further rise in connectivity as mobile networks and other segments are reconnected to the global internet: Filternet remains in place but can be worked around. WhatsApp now restricted, requiring circumvention. Some users still offline.
2. Live metrics show a partial restoration to internet connectivity in Iran on day 88.
Mahshid Nazemi
1. I was sad for my friends who were not online and I constantly checked their accounts to see if they were connected or not. I am not sure if they were arrested or killed.
2. I experienced strange feelings, both happy and sad.
Elahe Mohammadi
Committee to Protect Journalists
1. This humiliating life was not what we deserve.
2. One by one, we're reconnecting with our old network and leaving messages for each other. One holds back tears, another rushes to their parents' house to connect their phone to the internet, yet another can't believe we've endured all this, and another sends us a big 'Bravo', hats off to everyone.
Doug Madory
Kentik
1. Iran has a long way to go to get back to pre-Jan-8 levels of traffic volumes.
Amir Rashidi
Miaan Group
1. We know that certain groups continue to receive promotional and informational messages encouraging them to purchase specific packages.
2. The connection is supposed to remain intact, but normal and unrestricted use is made difficult, so that hardly any data can leave the country and information about the war and protests cannot be freely disseminated.
3. The goal now seems to be to ensure that the internet functions in principle, but that data traffic is specifically manipulated.
4. Web traffic is still lower than it was before January. Back then, it was around 50%.
5. It's too early to say the shutdown is over.
Solmaz Eikder
Filterwatch
1. This income was essential for many families — but this opportunity has now been taken away from them.
2. Many women from small towns and villages used the internet to sell products such as dried fruit, handmade clothing or food.

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