internet connectivity

Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks

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Earlier this week, virtually everyone in Iran lost access to the internet in what was called a “near-total national internet blackout.”  At the time, it was unclear what happened or who was responsible for the shutdown, which has severely limited Iranians’ means to get information about the ongoing war with Israel, as well as their […]

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Internet collapses across Iran, say web monitoring firms

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Internet connectivity in Iran almost completely disappeared on Wednesday, according to web monitoring firms, as war with Israel enters its sixth day. NetBlocks, a firm that tracks internet access across the world, wrote on X that Iran is “now in the midst of a near-total national internet blackout.” The firm’s assessment was confirmed by other

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Orb, a new app by Ookla’s ex-CEO, offers a broader picture of your internet connection

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Since it launched nearly 20 years ago, Speedtest.net has been one of the most popular tools used to measure internet speeds. However, Doug Suttles, the founder and former CEO of Ookla, the network testing company behind Speedtest, felt that just measuring speed was not enough to tell people all they wanted to know about their

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