The Impact of Internet Outages on Businesses
It might not be possible to precisely state what damage internet outages have caused to businesses, as there are many contradictory statistics about the number of online businesses in the country. For instance, previously, Firoozabadi, the Secretary of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, mentioned that according to statistics, 2.4 million virtual business units operate on Instagram in the country, which is more than the number of actual business units.
The Minister of Communications believes that currently, the share of the digital economy in Iran’s gross domestic product is about 7 percent.
Additionally, according to the Chamber of Commerce report, about 9 million people use Instagram directly. Furthermore, the Director General of the Business Services Office at the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade stated that 90% of businesses in the advertising sector on Instagram have encountered problems.