After Tehran blocked all access to the internet during nationwide protests in 2022, Iranians started preparing a workaround: Starlink. Smugglers brought thousands of satellite terminals into the country. So, when war began this February, and the regime tried to cut its residents off from the rest of the world, some people still found a signal. Dina Temple-Raston, host of the Click Here podcast, has more.
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