Internet monitoring experts say Iran blackout likely to continue

Iran’s government has continued to shut its 90 million residents out of internet access, extending a blackout into its fourth day following nationwide protests that have allegedly resulted in dozens of deaths. 

Several internet access monitors tracking the situation said the government has continued the total internet shutdown and plans to implement a whitelist of limited, approved sites, indicating the internet blackout is likely to continue for several more days. 

The blackout began on January 8 after a series of large, economy-focused protests that kicked off on December 28 expanded to multiple major cities and provinces. On January 9, the Iranian government confirmed that it enacted the internet blackout due to the “prevailing conditions in the country.”

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