National Information Network

The National Information Network, or NIN, is the domestic network that Amir Rashidi says remains available inside Iran during the blackout described in 34 days without internet in Iran. The episode presents it as fully controlled by the regime and distinct from ordinary access to the global internet.

Its wiki importance is that it turns an internet blackout into a selective-access system. Domestic apps and services may continue operating, but Google, social media, international news, and outside alert systems are blocked or unreachable, while Domestic Service Censorship can remove sensitive terms inside the domestic search layer.

Key Claims

• The NIN has physical infrastructure and application-layer services built on top of it.
• Domestic equivalents for email, search, and delivery-style services can keep working on the NIN.
• Rashidi says access to outside services such as Google, BBC, CNN, and social media is cut off.
• Searching for “war” in the national search service returns no results in Rashidi’s example.
• The NIN does not solve civilian alerting or outside communication because wartime reporting and tools such as Mahsa Alert still require internet access.

Connections

• Iran - country where the system is discussed.
• Amir Rashidi and Mian Group - expert and organization explaining the system.
• Domestic Network Sovereignty - strategic pattern the NIN illustrates.
• Domestic Service Censorship - application-layer censorship inside domestic services.
• Internet Blackout Public-Safety Risk - public-safety consequences when controlled domestic connectivity cannot replace open internet access.