# Iran’s internet shutdown: keeping people apart is the point

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Published: 2026-08-21T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This year, Iran shut down the internet for more than three months, cutting millions of people off from the world — and from each other. We go inside Iran’s internet shutdown and look at why that isolation wasn’t just a consequence. It was the goal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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