Francesca Musiani (CIS-CNRS, ClaimSov team member) has intervened several times in the French written and audio-visual media in early January about the internet shutdown (‘kill-switch’) orchestrated by the Iranian authorities in an attempt to quell the massive protests.

This large-scale shutdown is emblematic of a broader trend, in which several states are implementing « kill switches » on their national internet infrastructure for the stated purpose of « maintaining order » and often as an explicit part of their « digital sovereignty » strategy.

• Interview with Francesca Musiani by Matthieu Delacharlery, « ‘Un puissant outil de maintien de l’ordre’: le ‘kill switch’, ou comment l’Iran coupe Internet à tout un peuple », TF1 Info, January 14, 2026. Online
• Contribution (interview sample) by Francesca Musiani, « Grand format » sur la crise en Iran, JT de France 2, January 12, 2026. Online (à partir de 00:34:00)
• Interview with Francesca Musiani by Aurore Maubian, « Manifestations en Iran : ‘Le régime a les armes pour faire durer la coupure d’Internet’ », Libération, January 11, 2026. Online (restricted access)

Overview of global Internet shutdowns by NGO Access Now, cited in the TF1 Info interview. CC-BY.