{"id":23269,"date":"2026-05-28T08:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/this-isnt-freedom-anger-anxiety-and-tears-as-irans-internet-flickers-back\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:37:39","slug":"this-isnt-freedom-anger-anxiety-and-tears-as-irans-internet-flickers-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/this-isnt-freedom-anger-anxiety-and-tears-as-irans-internet-flickers-back\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This isn\u2019t freedom\u2019: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran\u2019s internet flickers back"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratory<\/p>\n

After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.<\/p>\n

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\nAfter 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratory
\nAfter 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life.
\nThe first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratory After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life. The first reactions, however, were not …<\/p>\n

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