IRAN SHUTS DOWN INTERNET AMID PROTESTS, LEAVING COUNTRY 'ISOLATED FROM THE WORLD'
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/iran-internet-shutdown-protests-us-sanctions-a9209416.html11/19/2019
Iran has implemented a near-total internet blackout amid nationwide protests against rising fuel prices.
The shutdown began on Friday after demonstrations broke out in over 100 Iranian cities, with network connectivity currently below 4 per cent of normal levels.
Internet watchdogs said the state-run Telecommunications Company of Iran (TIC) began the process of blocking internet traffic to prevent citizens from organising protests and sharing pictures and videos of the demonstrations with the outside world.
The country's largest mobile network operators have since been shut off, including MCI, Rightel and IranCell.
"Despite some network services becoming available for select users, Iran is disconnected and isolated from the world," stated a post from internet outage monitor NetBlocks....
