{"id":108876,"date":"2026-04-06T14:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/unprecedented-blackout-in-iran-38-days-without-access-to-the-global-internet\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:35:39","slug":"unprecedented-blackout-in-iran-38-days-without-access-to-the-global-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/unprecedented-blackout-in-iran-38-days-without-access-to-the-global-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Unprecedented blackout in Iran: 38 days without access to the global internet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The global internet shutdown in Iran is already in its 38th consecutive day. According to data provided by the cybersecurity monitoring organization NetBlocks, this is the longest duration of such a blockade ever recorded.<\/p>\n\n<p>The population in Iran has been isolated from international networks and independent sources of information on global events for over 888 hours, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/ipn.md\/internetul-in-iran-intrerupt-de-38-de-zile-cel-mai-lung-blackout\/\">IPN<\/a>. This unprecedented measure leaves the general public without the possibility of accessing foreign news and independent information regarding armed conflicts and international events.<\/p>\n\n<p>The internet blackout in Iran was imposed to limit the coordination of anti-government protests that erupted at the end of last year and to control the flow of information in the context of regional military tensions.<\/p>\n\n<p>This interruption forced the population to exclusively use the state-controlled national network, blocking wide access to the global internet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global internet shutdown in Iran is already in its 38th consecutive day. According to data provided by the cybersecurity monitoring organization NetBlocks, this is the longest duration of such a blockade ever recorded. 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