For 55 days and counting, the Islamic Republic of Iran has kept 92 million people offline. The blackout that began on Feb. 28 with the onset of Operation Epic Fury is now the longest nationwide Internet shutdown in recorded history: over 1,296 hours of forced darkness. Tehran’s own communications minister admits that the shutdown is bleeding the economy of roughly $35 million daily. NetBlocks puts total losses at nearly $2 billion. Meanwhile, 80 percent of online sales have vanished, and small

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