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Iran's complete Internet shutdown reaches 24 hours

64 points by walrus01 10mo ago

ge96 10mo ago
Sad despite how connected and advanced the world is, still have the individual groups. Thinking of technological advancement but keep moving backwards too. This is not a "one side is better" comment either, reading the US news everyday I'm like wtf. What to do...
cultofmetatron 10mo ago
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ChrisArchitect 10mo ago
Related: Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46542683 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46542683
darkmaster 10mo ago
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- gordonhart 10mo ago
  Why create a new account just to make this comment?
  - IlIlIlIIlIlIlI 10mo ago
    Because israeli bots will ruin your karma
    - cultofmetatron 10mo ago
      > Because israeli bots will ruin your karma This!, you can't make any posts critical of them without getting downvoted. they probably have a bunch of IDF soldiers monitoring this site to downvote dissent. wish Dang would get ahead of this issue.
rossdavidh 10mo ago
A few videos coming out via Starlink.
agentifysh 10mo ago
I have mixed feelings about what's taking place in Iran. I am for liberation of Iranian people from theocracy but seems like nobody remembers how the Iranian Revolution came to be and why the Shah was unpopular. My optimism is at best minimized because very few countries that were "liberated" are thriving vs most that remain in chaos or deadlocked into stagnation. The only upside perhaps is that China loses 70% of its oil sources and that it may be hard to invade Taiwan as a result of these energy shocks and reliance on Russia one that coupled with economic downturn will inevitably lead to similar chaos taking place in Iran. When people have no bread (or rice), they will fear nothing.
- votepaunchy 10mo ago
  > My optimism is at best minimized because very few countries that were "liberated" are thriving vs most that remain in chaos or deadlocked into stagnation. Which countries that are thriving do you think were not “liberated”? The US has done well, and King George III did not depart willingly.
- CamperBob2 10mo ago
  The only upside perhaps is that China loses 70% of its oil sources and that it may be hard to invade Taiwan as a result That didn't stop Japan in 1941. Rather the opposite... they went after the country that was threatening their supply.
m4rtink 10mo ago
While I guess that because of the international isolation the country might survive for a while without without international connectivity, they have reportedly shut down the local internet and phone networks as well, which also means payment cards and ATMs don't work. And I don't think the regime can keep that for long if there is still expected to be something resembling a working country.
- GaggiX 10mo ago
  I agree, this really shows how bad things have gotten for the regime. Iran relies heavily on digital transactions because of the hyperinflation, there is not enough physical cash anymore. Soon people are going to the street simply because they can't buy food anymore.

64 points by walrus01 10mo ago

ge96 10mo ago

Sad despite how connected and advanced the world is, still have the individual groups. Thinking of technological advancement but keep moving backwards too. This is not a "one side is better" comment either, reading the US news everyday I'm like wtf. What to do...

cultofmetatron 10mo ago

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ChrisArchitect 10mo ago

Related: Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46542683 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46542683

darkmaster 10mo ago

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gordonhart 10mo ago
Why create a new account just to make this comment?
- IlIlIlIIlIlIlI 10mo ago
  Because israeli bots will ruin your karma
  - cultofmetatron 10mo ago
    > Because israeli bots will ruin your karma This!, you can't make any posts critical of them without getting downvoted. they probably have a bunch of IDF soldiers monitoring this site to downvote dissent. wish Dang would get ahead of this issue.

rossdavidh 10mo ago

A few videos coming out via Starlink.

agentifysh 10mo ago

I have mixed feelings about what's taking place in Iran. I am for liberation of Iranian people from theocracy but seems like nobody remembers how the Iranian Revolution came to be and why the Shah was unpopular. My optimism is at best minimized because very few countries that were "liberated" are thriving vs most that remain in chaos or deadlocked into stagnation. The only upside perhaps is that China loses 70% of its oil sources and that it may be hard to invade Taiwan as a result of these energy shocks and reliance on Russia one that coupled with economic downturn will inevitably lead to similar chaos taking place in Iran. When people have no bread (or rice), they will fear nothing.

votepaunchy 10mo ago
> My optimism is at best minimized because very few countries that were "liberated" are thriving vs most that remain in chaos or deadlocked into stagnation. Which countries that are thriving do you think were not “liberated”? The US has done well, and King George III did not depart willingly.
CamperBob2 10mo ago
The only upside perhaps is that China loses 70% of its oil sources and that it may be hard to invade Taiwan as a result That didn't stop Japan in 1941. Rather the opposite... they went after the country that was threatening their supply.

m4rtink 10mo ago

While I guess that because of the international isolation the country might survive for a while without without international connectivity, they have reportedly shut down the local internet and phone networks as well, which also means payment cards and ATMs don't work. And I don't think the regime can keep that for long if there is still expected to be something resembling a working country.

GaggiX 10mo ago
I agree, this really shows how bad things have gotten for the regime. Iran relies heavily on digital transactions because of the hyperinflation, there is not enough physical cash anymore. Soon people are going to the street simply because they can't buy food anymore.