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Re:A Technical Look at Iran's Internet Shutdowns by alephnerd on Sunday July 13, 2025 @03:47PM (#44553054)
Ah - I didn't realize Google AI Mode is US Only!

> the only google service that did work at that time was google search as far as I know nothing else worked (no gmail, maps, etc.)

Yea, sounds like they resorted to a hard whitelist. How were other Internet services impacted in Iran? My understanding is payment is increasingly tap-to-pay or via digital wallets within Iran? How was that impacted during the shutdown?

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Re:A Technical Look at Iran's Internet Shutdowns by hexomancer on Sunday July 13, 2025 @03:52PM (#44553095)
Well, Iran is sanctioned as fuck, so no global payment system works in Iran anyway. All the payment systems used by Iranians are local so they work even in national internet.
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Re:A Technical Look at Iran's Internet Shutdowns by alephnerd on Sunday July 13, 2025 @03:56PM (#44553143)
Yep! What I meant was during the recent conflict, was the domestic payment system working? How brittle or robust was it during that, especially given that my understanding is that Iran has transitioned to a cashless society?
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Re:A Technical Look at Iran's Internet Shutdowns by hexomancer on Sunday July 13, 2025 @04:06PM (#44553230)
Yes, it was working at least in my experience.
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