Unpredictable internet outages pose a headache for many small companies in Russia, with billions of dollars in digital sales ...
Internet shutdowns are on the rise. Here's how governments cut access and why outages cost economies billions of dollars.
Iran’s 90 million people have been cut off from the global internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest and ...
Iran’s saffron export industry is facing significant disruption due to an ongoing internet shutdown, with exporters reporting ...
Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show "the real picture".
On 8 January 2026, Iranian authorities implemented a nationwide internet blackout that resulted in connectivity to the global internet declining by approximately 98% within 84 hours. This blackout did ...
In a country pushed deeper into digital isolation, internet access is increasingly shaped by politics, surveillance, and obedience After more than two months largely offline, Iranians are now living ...
Iran's Internet shutdown has passed 52 days, the longest since the 2011 blackout in Libya but affecting nearly 15 times the ...
President Vladimir Putin has intensified security measures, including restricting staff communications, limiting public access, and spending extended periods in underground bunkers. These steps, ...