There’s an ongoing, near-total blackout of the internet in Iran. The shutdown is part of a response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation’s currency plummeting.

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AI slop and enshittification are making the public social commons unbearable. The alternative pathways are more accessible than you think.