Iran Increasingly Controls Its Internet -- Washington PostTEHRAN — Whenever Maysam, a prominent Iranian blogger, connects to the Internet from his office in the bazaar, he switches on a special connection that for years would bypass the Islamic republic’s increasingly effective firewall.
But recently the software, which allowed him and millions of other Iranians to go online through portals elsewhere in the world, stopped working. When it sporadically returns, speeds are so excruciatingly slow that sites such as Facebook and Balatarin.com – which evaluates unofficial news and rumors in Farsi — become unusable.
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More News On Iran Cutting Off internet Access
Iran blocks access to some outside websites, services -- Computer World
Iranians fear censorship over blocked internet -- Financial Times
Iran government cuts off internet access as hardline regime makes a stand -- Daily Mail
Iran begins blocking access to Gmail, other sites -- Washington Post
Severe Internet Disruptions Reported In Iran -- Radio Free Europe
Iran allegedly cuts off Internet access -- CBS
Iran cuts off access to major websites -- The Hill
My Comment: My prediction .... Iran will pull it's connection to the world wide web in favor of a "National Internet" that will be controlled and monitored by the mullahs in Tehran. If there will be a connection to the world wide web, it will only be to websites favored by the Iranian government.
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