‘This isn’t freedom’: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back (opens in new tab)

After 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratoryAfter 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 .The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.