Iran internet blackout reaches 6th day as rights groups call for end to digital shutdown

The report describes a nationwide internet blackout in Iran starting February 28 after air strikes, with monitors observing a roughly 98% drop in traffic due to government-enforced routing and datacenter restrictions; selected whitelisted accounts and domestic intranet access remain available while VPNs, multi-hop tunnels, and Starlink are effectively blocked, prompting human rights groups to warn of harm to civilians and call for restored access.