2026 Internet blackout in Iran

internet outage in Iran
Event internet_outage Q137734203
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Summary

2026 Internet blackout in Iran is an internet outage[1]. It draws 2,330 Wikipedia views per month (internet outage category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Iran[3]
  • Location: Iran[4]
  • Part of: 2025–2026 Iranian protests[5]
  • Start time: January 8, 2026[6]
  • Facet of: Internet censorship in Iran[7]
  • Hashtag: DigitalBlackoutIran[8]

Why It Matters

2026 Internet blackout in Iran has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_2026-internet-blackout-in-iran_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{2026 Internet blackout in Iran}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/2026-internet-blackout-in-iran}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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  1. 3d ago · ערן · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Iran
    Instance of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hi', 'ko', 'pt', 'sv', 'tr', '
    Instance of → internet outage
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Location: Iran, Added Location: Iran from hewiki ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/333ef469b0af|details]])"
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