Reclaim The Net, Iran’s Supreme Leader suggests those who spread “rumors” or “false claims” online should be prosecuted, 30 June 2022 "Iran’s Minister for Information and Communications Technology has dismissed rumors that the government ...
Reclaim The Net, Iran’s Supreme Leader suggests those who spread “rumors” or “false claims” online should be prosecuted, 30 June 2022 "Iran’s Minister for Information and Communications Technology has dismissed rumors that the government ...
RSF, Iran censor protest coverage and is helped by company active in Europe, 29 June 2022 "In order to force its citizens to fall back on this national network, the government has repeatedly increased the cost on an Internet connection with broadband ...
Kourosh Ziabari, Foreign Policy, 'Iran’s Leaders Are Scared of the Internet', 6 June 2022 "It is expected that in the final stage of the law’s implementation, still being pondered by the parliament, basic services such as Google, Gmail, ...
AFP/France 24, Israel says Iran tried to recruit agents via Facebook "Israel's internal security agency on Monday accused Iran of using a fake Facebook profile to try and get Israelis to collect information and harm people in their ...
Sayeh Isfahani, Atlantic Council, The Internet ‘Protection Bill’ will hurt all Iranians, but the queer community will have the most to lose "Data reviewed by ARTICLE19 from 2018 ...
Iran International, Twitter Limiting Accounts Of Governments That Restrict Internet, 6 Apr 2022 "So far, there has been no new move by Twitter to restrict access to Islamic Republic officials. Iranian users have been tweeting if the new policies would impact Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who ...
Iran International, Official Openly Brags About Iran’s Disinformation Network On Twitter
"In a recent interview, Ruhollah Mo’men-Nasab -- a former head of Culture Ministry’s Digital Media Center and the current secretary of cyberspace activities of the Popular Front of Islamic Revolution ...
Fred Petrossian, Global Voices, Well known Iranian blogger Hossein Rongahi goes on hunger strike after his abduction by authorities "Hossein Rongahi Maleki, a prominent blogger, activist, and ...
Danny Palmer, ZD Net, Iran's hackers are using these tools to steal passwords and deliver ransomware, say FBI and CISA "Hackers linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security ...
Iran International, Iranians Outraged By Government Steps To Limit Internet Access ""You have no right to treat people as if they aren't able to make decisions for themselves or as if they are mentally incapacitated…Representatives of people have no right to act against the wishes ...
"A controversial snap vote by Iranian lawmakers on progressing an internet restrictions bill has been overturned, ...
Sky News, This band were jailed for making heavy metal music. Now, they're staging a comeback ""My case was this thick," he says, gesturing with his hand. "When they ...
Maryam Mirza, Deutsche Welle, Iran tightens grip on internet freedom, 15 Feb 2022 "More than two years after a weeklong total shutdown of the internet in Iran, Iran's parliament, known as the Majlis, has now said that it will send the Protection Bill, known ...
Mostafa Salem and Ramin Mostaghim, CNN, Iranian husband beheads teenage wife, authorities say, shocking the country "A video began circulating showing the husband, Sajjad Heydari, walking in the provincial capital of Ahvaz while smiling and ...
Thomas Brewster, Forbes, Iranian Hackers Abuse Slack For Cyber Spying
"IBM researchers claim an Iranian-linked crew called MuddyWater has been trying to avoid detection by using Slack to control their malware. It’s believed ...
" ... many Iranians took to Twitter and Instagram to show their solidarity with Isfahan protesters. Two hashtags, ...
"On Twitter, for example, a respected anonymous Iranian political satirist with the account ...
"As reported by Bleeping Computer, security researchers from SafeBreach Labs have recently discovered a new ...
Middle East Eye, Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches George Floyd video game
"Basij, the paramilitary arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has launched a new mobile video game called Saving Freedom, centred around rescuing ...
Jon Gambrell, AP/ABC, Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country, 26 Oct 2021 "The semiofficial ISNA news agency, which first called the incident a cyberattack, said it saw those trying to buy fuel with a government-issued ...
Sarbas Nazari, BBC News, Iran: The painful choices of being pregnant and unmarried "Iran's establishment argues that economic challenges and complicated pre-marriage rituals are pushing single Iranians away from conventional, religiously-approved marriages."
Al-Monitor, Iran’s president calls for tighter internet control"In a meeting with the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi called for “digitizing” the government while also expanding controls over the internet." ...
"In the highly divided Iranian social media sphere riddled with disinformation infused by ...
Middle East Eye, Iranian press review: Khamenei calls for cyber 'jihad' "Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on university students to use cyberspace and social media to neutralise what he referred to as "propaganda attacks by Iran's ...
"The Iranian regime has been a considerable threat to global cybersecurity ever since 2012, when it committed cyberattacks on US financial institutions in retaliation ...
Najmeh Bozorgmehr, FT, Iranians say ‘I do’ to state-sanctioned online romance
"“Iranians are now confused about how to identify themselves: with Iranian nationalism? Shiism? Tradition? Or their desire for western lifestyle?” said one sociopolitical analyst. “Who ...
"Footage showing conditions in the prison was leaked online by a little-known group of hackers ...
Sayeh Isfahani, Free Speech Project, The Slate, Iran Aims to End Online Freedoms “for Good”
"It [Cyberspace Users Rights Protection and Regulation of Key Online Services Bill] would also introduce a multitiered system that would rank citizens ...
RFE/RL, Iranians Fear Turning Into Another 'North Korea' If Draconian Internet Censorship Bill Passes "Internet experts and media-freedom advocates fear the bill will put the final nail in the coffin of Internet freedom in Iran, where citizens are forced to access banned ...
Protests have a social media emphasis. Reports below have differint political emphases and opinions:
VOA, Iran Protests Spread to Tehran, Which Sees Biggest Anti-Government March in 18 Months
"'Video ...
"The social media giant said the group, dubbed 'Tortoiseshell' by security experts, used fake online personas ...
Asia Times, Iran poised to be plunged into utter cyber-darkness
"Deliberations are underway in Iran’s parliament to outlaw the use of international social media platforms and instant messaging services, legislation that threatens to cast the country ...
Coin Telegraph, Iran pauses electricity exports due to crypto mining and hot summer
"According to the numbers shared by Tevanir, the daily electricity demand reached over 65,000 megawatts, while production is around 54,000 megawatts. ...
Janine di Giovanni, The National, Virtual memorials humanise victims in the digital age
"The sisters, Roya and Ladan Boroumand, both academics, are producing a virtual memory, called Omid, which means "hope" ...
Arab Weekly, Internet shutdowns seen as Iran’s systematic tool against protests
"The authorities seek to prevent people from using social media messaging services to mobilise protests but also hinder the documentation of rights violations."
AP/ABC, Music video on Iranian app with US porn actress spurs probe
"The Iranian Rubika application was being investigated by officials after it published a brief teaser from the “Tehran Tokyo" music video by California-based ...
AP/ABC News, Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest
"Iran’s impoverished southeast has experienced wide disruptions and outages of internet service over the past week, as unrest gripped the remote ...
Gordon Corera, BBC News, Iran 'hides spyware in wallpaper, restaurant and games apps' :"Iran is running two surveillance operations in cyber-space, targeting more than 1,000 dissidents, according to a leading cyber-security company."
Middle East Eye, Iranian press review: Former vice president for women's affairs jailed
"On Saturday, Fars news agency reported that Shahindokht Molaverdi, Iran's vice president for women's affairs in ...
Guardian, Iranian teenager who posted distorted pictures of herself is jailed for 10 years
"An Iranian woman who posted heavily distorted images of herself online has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, her ...
Mehr Nadeem, RestofWorld, Selfies and Sharia police, 9 Nov 2020
"As the last open social media platform in Iran, Instagram offers a rare glimpse into the interior lives of everyday Iranians: Feeds are filled with blurry Polaroids of house parties, teens snowboarding, and ...
Reuters, Iran says hackers attacked two of its key institutions
"Hackers launched large-scale attacks on two Iranian government institutions this week, a senior official said on Thursday, without giving ...
#Iran's execution of champion wrestler #NavidAfkari sparks widespread anger among Iranians at home and abroad, with many taking ...