Ticker: Iran’s internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel

Ticker: Iran’s internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel


As the war between Israel and Iran hits the one-week mark, Iranians have spent nearly half of the conflict in a near-communication blackout, unable to connect not only with the outside world but also with their neighbors and loved ones across the country. That’s left many scrambling on various social media apps to see what’s happening — again, only a glimpse of life able to reach the internet in a country of over 80 million people. The Paris-based company is grappling with a surge in music on its platform created purely with generative artificial intelligence tools that it says are used to fraudulently earn royalties.

Author: Boston Herald Wire Services


Published at: 2025-06-21 22:17:01

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