78 Days of Digital Darkness: Iran Disconnected from the Global Network
[62736] 78 Days of Digital Darkness: Iran Disconnected from the Global Network
The NetBlocks organization reports that the internet blackout in Iran has entered its 12th consecutive week, an unprecedented situation affecting 90 million residents.
78 Days of Digital Darkness: Iran Disconnected from the Global Network
According to coordinated reports from various news networks, the digital darkness in Iran reached its 78th day today, May 16, 2026. The international organization NetBlocks (which monitors global network access freedom) notes that this is an unprecedented disconnection in terms of scope and duration, leaving a country of about 90 million residents outside the global digital space.
Iran International, which serves as a prominent opposition voice and consistently criticizes the policies of the regime in Tehran, emphasizes that the communication shutdown constitutes a severe violation of human rights, the economy, and the basic freedoms of citizens. This description is reinforced by a report from DW Persian, the German broadcast service, which defines the event as one of the longest disruptions ever documented in a society connected to the network.
Similar reports were published on various Telegram channels, including اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری, خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری, فوتبالی, and اِپُک تایمز فارسی. These channels emphasize the fact that the country has entered the '12th week' of complete disconnection, a figure that has become a central focus in local and international news discourse reporting on Iran.
Despite repeated appeals by media outlets and human rights organizations, the government in Tehran has yet to provide an official explanation or a projected timeline for the resumption of service, leaving the country's citizens largely isolated from the outside world.