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Did IOTA's tools pick up on a drop in Internet connectivity back then?
Is the government using any different tactics this time?
With the innovation of satellite internet, is there some internet infrastructure that's just beyond the government's reach?
That no matter what those in power want to do, the internet will still find a way?
Is this like a race between governments and internet infrastructure?
The satellites owned by SpaceX, yeah.
What is the value in this research for you both in really understanding internet connectivity when it's shut down?
Sure, from like natural disasters and such.
Given the power of the Internet in modern life, Amanda, what do people lose when they don't have access to the Internet?
As for Iran, estimates for when the internet will be fully restored range from days to weeks.
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