After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran,
long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday,
when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life.
The first reactions, however, were not celebratory.
Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.
Ellie*, 42, an artist from Tehran, was able to connect for the first time since 28 February.
“I lit a cigarette, played SoundCloud…
I hate to link to the Dead Bird site, but this is the entire business model:
https://x.com/alex_prompter/status/2059240459222868479
"They stole all this data from us, the people, our life's work, creativity, art, by devouring the internet and blowing through …