Starlink Activates Free Internet Access in Iran Amid Violent Clampdown, Nonprofit Says

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Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value, in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. (Stringer/WANA via ReutersSpaceX has activated free Starlink internet access in Iran, a local activist group said on Jan. 13, after Iranian authorities shut down internet and communications in response to anti-government protests in the country.In a post on X, the Iranian activist group Nasnet said that Elon Musk’s Starlink has waived subscription fees for users in Iran following talks between NasNet, Starlink, and U.S. authorities.

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