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Sunday, January 18, 2026
Monitor says ‘some online services’ restored in Iran after shutdown during protest
Some internet access has been restored in Iran 238 hours after authorities imposed a shutdown on January 8 over mounting anti-regime protests, a monitor says, noting ordinary connectivity remained “disrupted.”
“Traffic data indicate a significant return to some online services including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled, corroborating user reports of partial restoration,” Netblocks says in a social media post.
“Not internet as usual, even for Iran,” the group says in a subsequent post.
ℹ️ Update: While ordinary internet connectivity in #Iran remains disrupted at hour 238, traffic data indicate a significant return to some online services including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled, corroborating user reports of partial restoration pic.twitter.com/YR1YfkxZCU
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 18, 2026
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