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[–] Greddan@feddit.org 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Also people need to build a mesh network system and use instant messaging service that does not require an internet connection, such as Briar.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

often wondered about this - i guess it's not as easy as it sounds

[–] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 days ago

yeah it's not easy, but doable. It takes a lot of effort if you have an authoritarian government., and the Iranian government is a very bad example. Probably they should be more serious, reorganize and develop strategies to fight the government, because demonstrations are ineffective.

And communications is very important for this, that's why the Iranian government (as well as other authoritarian governments) wants to cut off internet connections.

[–] Lor@mander.xyz 1 points 5 days ago