US EditionIran Restricts Internet and Seeks WhatsApp Removal Over Suspected Data Leak
- Internet connectivity in Iran nearly disappeared on Wednesday amid ongoing military conflict with Israel entering its sixth day.
- The blackout follows Israeli airstrikes on Friday targeting Iranian nuclear sites, key scientists, and military officials, triggering reciprocal missile attacks.
- Iranian state media urged citizens on Tuesday to remove WhatsApp over alleged Israeli surveillance, despite lacking specific evidence and WhatsApp's use of end-to-end encryption.
- Cloudflare's David Belson reported Iranian internet traffic dropped about 97% compared to last week, adding, "We can only see that the traffic dropped" without knowing the exact cause.
- These events suggest Iran is intensifying internet restrictions during the conflict, raising concerns from WhatsApp about false reports being used to justify blocking services when they are most needed.
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Watchdog Says Iranians Largely Cut Off From Internet By Authorities
Large swathes of Iran have been without Internet access for more than half a day due to an outage imposed by state authorities as many people inside the country scramble for information amid air attacks from Israel.
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