'Celebrating this partial restoration is not right' — Iran emerges from 88-day internet shutdown, but…
Three months, 88 days, 2,093 hours — that's how long people in Iran were plunged into near-total digital darkness, cut off from the global internet. Connectivity began to be restored on Tuesday May 26, but experts warn that "the internet is not connected" as severe restrictions persist.
According to the latest data from Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at Kentik, traffic has only reached 60% of pre-January 8 levels — the day authorities enforced the first wave of blackouts to crack down on massive anti-government protests.
While the government insists that full restoration "would be a gradual process," Amir Rashidi, Director of Internet Security and Digital Rights at the Miaan Group, describes this partial easing as a "new type of internet cutoff," explaining that "the connection is there, but the traffic isn't."
TechRadar spoke with Mahsa Alimardani, a London-based Iranian internet and human rights expert,...
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