The invisible gatekeepers: who can shut down the internet—and why
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The Sunday Times investigates who holds the keys to the internet and the growing use of state-led blackouts—from Egypt’s 2011 shutdown to Iran’s modern ‘halal internet’—and what that means for democracies, resilience, and potential UK vulnerability in a world moving toward digital sovereignty.
- Who controls the internet — and has the power to turn it off? The Times
- Iran’s economy falters as internet shutdown hits people, businesses hard Al Jazeera
- What Iran’s Starlink Shutdown and Ukraine’s Drone War Reveal About the Next Conflict Domain Military.com
- The future of Iran’s internet connectivity is still bleak, even as weeks-long blackout begins to lift CNN
- Iranians tap decentralised networks to reveal depths of chaos as thousands revolt: ‘Living in hell’ dlnews.com
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