Why has superstition taken hold in Iran?/ Mehdi Ambari

Divination and fortune-telling, as activities that claim to predict the future or interpret events, have existed in various societies since ancient times. In Iran, due to specific economic, social, and cultural conditions, these activities have developed in different forms and have had a profound impact on individuals and society. This article attempts to briefly examine […]...

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An Interview with Citizens on the Daily Impacts of Internet Filtering/ Dina Ghalibaf

Internet filtering in Iran has become one of the most complex and serious social and economic issues. This policy has not only affected citizens’ daily lives but also challenged public perceptions of trust and transparency in governance. In this report, we visited Enghelab Street, one of the busiest areas in Tehran, to speak with various […]...

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The term “artificial intelligence” causes misunderstandings/ Dear Parastoo.

We don’t have anything called “Artificial Intelligence”. No one sells the future more masterfully than the technology industry. Supporters of this industry believe that in the future, we will all live in the “Metaverse”, build financial infrastructure on “Web 3.0”, and lead our lives with “Artificial Intelligence”. All three of these propositions are illusions that, […]...

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Qadghan; A Look at Efforts to Limit Freedom of Speech in Iran/ Farhad Fakhrabad

It is enough for a sound to go beyond a certain level, an excuse will be created to impose a new restriction. This is a policy that has been seriously considered in Iran in the past three decades to deal with “free flow of information and freedom of expression”. A policy that began with filtering, […]...

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How did the Islamic Republic change its strategy in suppressing the virtual voices of the people? / Amir Aghaei

The season of oppressors’ failure. First, it is necessary to mention that when the writer decided to write this article, the conditions were different in two ways. First, it was difficult to predict the continuation of protests for more than two weeks, but this happened for various reasons, similar to many events that have puzzled […]...

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“Economy without internet/ Mohammad Golshahi”

How much does Instagram filtering harm Iran’s economy? It can be said that among many representatives and officials of the country in recent years, there has been no more unpopular social network than Instagram, and without a doubt, if recent events had not happened in the country, this network would have been filtered and only […]...

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“Nasl Zee; Online Mothers/ Roshanak Mehraeen”“Nasl Zee; Native Online/ Roshanak Mehraeen”

The emergence of the internet not only changed the way of life for humans, but also created gaps between different generations; a generation that encountered this phenomenon at an older age, a generation that became familiar with it in their youth, and a generation that was born into it. Each of these generations has its […]...

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“Internet businesses are struggling/ The sun of barley”

Is there a significant economic benefit for the supporters of the plan to protect the virtual space behind the curtain? How do rentiers benefit from the profit protection plan and by what method? What benefits does this plan have for defenders? Answering these questions requires large-scale investigations and research, but it seems that by implementing […]...

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Digital Authoritarianism: A Plan for Protecting and Violating Human Rights of Users / Elaheh Amani

The right to access information and the internet freely is considered one of the fundamental rights and a foundation for achieving human rights in today’s world and the age of information technology. In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly recognized access to the internet as a human right and issued a resolution on this matter. […]...

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Protection against censorship; removing the direct voice of the margins is the result of the protection of the virtual space / Mandana Sadeghi.

Since the whisper of the plan for “National Regulations for the Virtual Space of the Country”, known as the “Virtual Space Protection Plan”, intensified, those in charge of this matter have been trying to explain it through various media and platforms. This is to alleviate fears of filtering foreign platforms – which is said will […]...

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Masoud Bastani in conversation with Ali Kalai: The diagnosis of social networks should be native.

According to him, there are two important features for social networks. One is the horizontal nature of relationships in social networks and the other is the autonomy of users. Autonomy that he says “can influence the lifestyle of users.” What is the impact of social networks on the young generation of Iranians and how do […]...

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Masih Ali-Nejad: Protests against the executions of the 1990s became public on social media networks.

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist, launched one of the most popular and controversial Persian campaigns on social media in 2014. The “My Stealthy Freedom” campaign currently has over one million followers on Facebook. This campaign shares photos of Iranian women without hijab and provides them with a platform to speak about their experiences of being […]...

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