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Clandestine Network Smuggling Starlink Devices Into Iran to Bypass Internet Blackout
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Clandestine Network Smuggling Starlink Devices Into Iran to Bypass Internet Blackout

A clandestine network is smuggling Starlink satellite internet devices into Iran, where using the technology is illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The operation, funded by Iranians abroad, aims to bypass a national internet blackout that began after US and Israeli airstrikes on February 28. Human rights organizations estimate at least 50,000 terminals are now in Iran, with at least 100 people arrested for possession.

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