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The Iranian authorities shut down Instagram and WhatsApp and drastically diminished web pace on September 21 in response to nationwide protests. This has not solely vastly restricted Iranians’ entry to info however it has additionally restricted tens of millions of Iranians’ enterprise actions. Three of our Observers clarify how these restrictions have affected their each day lives and the way they’re nonetheless managing, generally, to get round them.