![]() Each time the internet get disrupted, I worry we’ll be finished – but in the last few days my anxieties have been much, much worse. We used our creative vision to make ourselves worthy of people’s trust. We built up a reputation bit by bit and earned our customers. “We worked long and hard to build our business. ![]() But Sahra told IranWire they have experienced intermittent problems for years now: “We have a few days of trepidation almost every month. Four years ago they converted their garage into a workshop and set up a website, and today they deliver to homes and businesses across the country.įor the couple, Instagram is a pivotal means of advertising their wares. Sahra and her husband run a small online shop that sells ceramic and porcelain handicrafts. The Ministry of Communications issued no comment beyond blaming the users themselves. ![]() This odd state of affairs led some Iranians to speculate the government was using Instagram as a testing ground for its long-planned, comprehensive internet filtering system. But all of a sudden, Instagram was temporarily unreachable via home internet services – but not via mobile – in Tehran, and fully down in other Iranian cities. For several days last week, Instagram users based in Iran reported difficulty in accessing the popular platform: one of very few major social networks not officially blocked by the regime.
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