As Iran throttles its internet, activists fight to get online

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As protesters flooded the streets of Iran in September after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini — a 22-year-old woman who was arrested for not wearing her hijab in accordance with the country’s strict dress code for women — videos and images of the protests spread online inside the country.

The tech entrepreneur said the method of circumventing the Internet shut-downs is in active use.“Most people who are connected are using this method or similar methods (hopping the traffic through an Iranian server).

Messaging apps Signal and WhatsApp have been working on proxies to make their services available inside Iran.“We are working to keep our Iranian friends connected and will do anything within our technical capacity to keep our service up and running,” the Meta-owned messaging app tweeted in September.