The Wall Street Journal – January 12, 2026
By: Benoit Faucon
“With the government shutting down the internet and throttling phone services, Iranians are leaning heavily on Elon Musk’s Starlink service to share videos of growing protests and the regime’s escalating crackdown with the world.
“But Iran has intensified efforts to jam the service, which is banned in the country, and
users are being hunted.
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“The government’s efforts to interrupt the service have slowed down Starlink access but haven’t stopped it, said Mehdi Yahyanejad, co-founder and board director at NetFreedom Pioneers. The U.S. group helps people in authoritarian nations get access to the internet.
“When Iranian users get good connections, often in the morning or midday, they transmit as many videos as they can, Yahyanejad said.”
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