According to unofficial reports, the financial turnover of VPN sales in Iran is estimated to be very high due to the widespread use of these tools and lack of transparency in this market. With the increasing demand for VPNs after the extensive filtering of social networks such as Instagram, WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Telegram, and […]...

Hardline representatives of the parliament, government spokesperson for healthcare, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, members of the Supreme Council of Virtual Space, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, and many others. They may have prominent differences in terms of political ideology and approach to internet management in Iran, but they have one thing in common: “beating the drum of the […]...

For a voice or video conversation with friends who live outside of Iran, I sometimes have to open and close multiple software until one finally connects us for a few minutes. Well, they can’t connect to domestic software and we mostly can’t connect to international software. I have to try multiple VPNs to see which […]...

One of the main promises of the government of physicians has been to try to remove the filters on social networks. In recent months, reformists have tried to create an achievement for the government of powerless physicians by removing the filters on some social networks in the current crisis. However, despite all these efforts, the […]...

According to the fourth report of the Tehran Electronic Commerce Association, Iran ranks 98th in terms of internet quality among 100 countries in the world. In the ranking table, Iran is placed third from the bottom, after Cuba and Turkmenistan. Additionally, Iran and China, with the highest number of filtered domains, are at the top […]...

The virtual space has become an inseparable part of the lives of Iranian children, adolescents, and families. However, it seems that filtering policies in Iran over the past decades have created challenges instead of supporting families. The virtual space has become one of the main pillars of daily life for humans, especially children and adolescents. […]...

The issue of filtering, as complex as it may seem, is also simple. If we set aside the question of why filtering happens in Iran and why we are the second most restricted country in terms of internet access after China, we can discuss the issues surrounding filtering. The internet is the most modern method […]...

Human rights and the subsequent approval of laws to recognize these rights and establish mechanisms to ensure access to them and determine limitations have always been subject to change throughout history, considering the changing needs of humans and societies, as well as advancements in science and technology. Most new issues in the field of law, […]...

Filtering, as a tool for controlling and restricting access to information, has always been a controversial topic in the field of cyber security and violation of human rights. This policy, which is often justified by concepts such as national security, territorial integrity, public order, and the interests of the system, can in practice lead to […]...

One of the most fundamental and prominent characteristics of civil societies is the reliance on “law” in matters, affairs, and relations between individuals. In other words, the existence of the rule of law. Based on this, in the relationship between the government and citizens, as well as between citizens themselves, it is this law that […]...

The idea of a tiered internet, which was raised after the lifting of WhatsApp filtering, announced stricter control of the internet by the government and various movements opposed the implementation of this plan. This idea was first proposed by a representative before the lifting of WhatsApp filtering, demanding control of the virtual space. In December […]...

The story of filtering in Iran should be examined from the early years, after the victory of the February 1979 revolution. The Islamic Republic, as soon as it was established, declared many cultural issues – and in general, anything that had a scent of technology – forbidden, or after passing through various filters and facing […]...