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Iran gradually restores internet after record 88-day blackout

Connectivity returns after regime cut access during protests and war, leaving millions dependent on Iran’s digital economy offline and costing up to $40 million a day

ynet, News Agencies | 05.26.26

שלט של מוג'תבא חמינאי המנהיג העליון של איראן ברחוב ב טהרן

Iran sets 87-day internet blackout record as president orders restrictions lifted

Iran has set a world record with an internet blackout that has continued since the war began, hurting an economy already strained by sanctions; amid talks with the US, President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly ordered restrictions lifted, though not clear when

News Agencies | 05.25.26

Israel’s mobile internet is the most affordable in the world

Malicious AI bots account for more than a third of Israel’s Internet traffic

Report says humans account for just 46% of Israeli web traffic, as AI-powered bots drive more advanced cyberattacks and force companies to rethink defenses

ynet | 05.20.26

No videos, no revolution? Why the West is misreading Iran’s uprising

Analysis: Iran’s regime shut down the internet and convinced the world the protests were crushed. The reality is far darker. The uprising has gone underground, becoming more violent, more sophisticated and more dangerous, led by a Generation Z that is not backing down

Effi Banay | 01.22.26

After 200 hours offline, Iran restores limited internet access amid crackdown

Internet access has partially returned in Iran, though monitoring group NetBlocks says connectivity stands at just 2% as protests fade and authorities report thousands killed and arrested

Lior Ben Ari | 01.17.26

הפגנה בהאג הולנד בעד המפגינים מחאה הפגנות ב איראן עם דגל השאה ותמונות של רזא פהלווי

Iran uses military jamming to block Starlink, tightening grip on internet access amid protests

In further bid to crush unrest, Iran deploys military jammers to block Starlink, cutting off a key lifeline for protesters; emergency satellite access collapsed within hours, with more than 80% of traffic disrupted, a move analysts call a clear sign of distress

Daniela Ginzburg | 01.12.26

Widespread outage hits Partner, knocking out internet, mobile and TV services across Israel

Users report hours-long disruptions as customer support also down; company says issue resolved, with service returning gradually; HOT Mobile and Microsoft’s Azure also experience disruptions

Israel Wullman | 12.30.25

Pavel Berngoltz, co-founder and CTO of Fireblocks, and Yair Kalfer, founder of Magma Devs and one of the architects of Lava Network’s infrastructure

Lava Network, Fireblocks partner to set new standard for blockchain reliability

Amid rising demand for uninterrupted blockchain access, Fireblocks integrates Lava’s Smart Router to boost RPC performance and resilience for over 2,000 institutional clients, even as major cloud providers face outages in 2025

ynet Global | 12.22.25

Delta is first airline operating in Israel to offer free in-flight WiFi

Stay connected: While airlines operating routes from Israel charge for in-flight internet, Delta Airlines is breaking the rules | Here are alll the details

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 12.10.25

'It felt like I struck gold': The first time I watched porn

Four adults reflect on the first time they encountered porn—from TV films to online searches—and how those moments shaped them

Sapir Gordo | 11.30.25

Why are sharks attacking the internet?

Sharks have damaged critical internet cables in rare but real incidents, mistaking them for prey; as the digital world leans heavily on fragile infrastructure resting on the ocean floor, experts say outdated protections and marine curiosity are a risky mix

Ilan Levinsohn, Rinat Perera Danieli | 11.27.25

Widespread service disruptions reported as major platforms go down worldwide

Global users report widespread outages across Amazon Web Services, Instagram, Xbox and financial platforms; root cause still unclear as monitoring sites log cascading failures Wednesday evening

ynet Global | 11.26.25

New wave of Cloudflare disruptions hits X and other major platforms

About 20,000 users reported fresh problems with Cloudflare, just days after a major outage disrupted access to X, ChatGPT, Canva and other services, raising questions about the company’s ongoing network stability

Dennis Bihler | 11.21.25

Cloudflare outage disrupts X, OpenAI, PayPal and major online games

A widespread Cloudflare outage early Tuesday knocked major platforms offline, including X, OpenAI, and top multiplayer games, as the company investigates a server issue tied to scheduled datacenter maintenance

Dennis Bihler | 11.18.25

Canva, Venmo, Amazon and more: Top apps crash in widespread global outage

Millions of users locked out of major platforms as global outage hits Amazon, Snapchat, Roblox, Canva, Venmo and others; Perplexity CEO links disruption to issues with Amazon’s cloud service AWS

ynet Global | 10.20.25