'The internet is dead in Iran': Protests targeted by shutdown
Saeed Souzangar, who runs a technology company in Tehran, is adept at navigating frequent internet disruptions to ensure his business can keep operating, but even he has been thrown by nationwide communications outages this month. Iran was one of the countries with the highest number of internet shutdowns last year, with authorities pulling the plug to clamp down on dissent, during local elections, and to hide alleged violence against protesters, human rights groups say. When authorities shut off the internet for 12 days during protests against fuel price increases in November 2019 - its longest nationwide shutdown to date - they hid the "true scale of killings by security forces", Amnesty International said. "I have to waste hours of my time and so much energy every day just trying to connect to the internet," said Sarah, 32, asking not to use her full name. Last week, U.S. officials issued guidance expanding the range of internet services available to Iranians despite U.S. sanctions, while SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said he would activate the firm's satellite internet service for Iran.
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