https://spectrum.ieee.org/iran-internet-blackout-satellite-tv
Article
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Toosheh project hides data payloads inside satellite TV broadcast streams
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Uses MPEG transport stream layers to smuggle files to receivers inside Iran
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Adds RAID-style redundancy so missing/corrupted packets can be reconstructed
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One-way broadcast only — doesn’t solve two-way communication
Discussion
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Skeptics: zero people inside Iran they know actually use Toosheh; awareness is near-nil
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Core limitation flagged: one-way data delivery doesn’t replace real internet comms
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Claim of 30,000 killed in crackdown disputed as unverified by one commenter
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