𓊘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐃 retweeted
specifically to stay updated from a source outside of Twitter ↓
bbc.com/persian
𓊘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐃 retweeted
don't forget your clicks either.
arab.org
𓊘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐃 retweeted
Iran just went dark. Again.
As of Feb 26, 2026, internet access and GPS signals across Iran are reportedly blacked out nationwide.
Not throttled.
Not slowed.
Gone.
Over 92 million people digitally cut off.
This follows the massive January 8 shutdown — one of the most extreme blackouts in modern history — imposed during nationwide anti-regime protests.
Here’s what’s different now:
• Global internet reportedly severed
• Domestic National Information Network disrupted
• GPS signals jammed (Starlink targeted)
• Satellite broadcasts affected
• VPNs failing
Why?
Because control of information is control of power.
During the January unrest:
– Internet traffic dropped ~50% for weeks
– Online sales collapsed ~80%
– Millions lost banking + medical access
– Protest coordination was crippled
Authorities are reportedly pushing a “two-tiered internet” model — unrestricted access for regime insiders, isolation for everyone else.
Digital apartheid.
And this blackout lands during nuclear talks in Geneva — as U.S. forces mass in the region and both sides trade war threats.
This isn’t just censorship.
It’s a battlefield tactic.
Cut communications.
Break coordination.
Control the narrative.
Operate without scrutiny.
The 21st-century authoritarian playbook isn’t tanks in the streets.
It’s silence.
If this model holds, expect others to copy it.
Digital isolation is becoming a regime survival weapon.
Decode Conflict | Richard Miriti
Sources:
Reuters
Foreign Policy
The Guardian
Iran International
The Express (Feb 26 reporting)
Wikipedia (2026 Iran internet shutdown overview + traffic data)
𓊘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐃 retweeted
my apologies for being late to this, I was trying to find every link I could to make a megathread to pin. I bookmarked all I could so I could compile this. don't be idle, not until there's a stop. I'll be adding news and overall updates beneath the links.
y.xn--9di2vaba/
but then I won't be able to fight him anymo-
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𓊘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐃 retweeted
what a beautiful episode
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