After 88 Day of The Gov Censoring Iranians Are Allowing Internet Back
At the Grand Bazaar in Tehran this month. For a quarter of a year, most Iranians were only able to access a “domestic internet” of government-approved apps and websites.Credit...Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times By Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi New York Times After three months, the government is letting people connect with the world again. But not everyone has access, and those who do wonder how long it will last. For 88 days, they could not chat with family or friends online. Their access to independent news, or to the websites they needed to run their businesses, was blocked. Simple pleasures, like streaming their favorite television shows, were denied them. Now, after what activists say was the longest nationwide internet shutdown in history, Iran’s government seems to be restoring access. Many Iranians are reconnecting to the world, eager to resume the online habits most people take for granted. “I have mixed feelings. I am happy, but ...
