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Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz (www.wionews.com)
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[โ€“] bluGill@fedia.io 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They already cut the internet out off for themselves except a few elites. So they don't care.

[โ€“] mirshafie@europe.pub 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A bit of an oversimplification. They shut everything down in the first weeks of the war, but have slowly been opening up again in the past few weeks, notably with paid packages that connect to the real internet.

This week they opened up a messenger that works internationally, even if you're not using the paid international package. It looks like it's based on the Chinese model, which is likely what Iran's internet will be like going forward, with a complete purge of Cisco and other Western hardware as well.