Controversy and Clamor Against Stratified Internet Access/ Parvaneh Ahmadi

The idea of stratified internet access, introduced after the unblocking of WhatsApp, signaled stricter governmental control over the internet and was met with opposition from various groups. This idea was initially proposed before WhatsApp was unblocked by a representative advocating for governance of cyberspace. In December 2024 (Azar 1403), Hossein Ali Haji Deligani, Vice Chairman […]...

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Gendered Impacts of Internet Filtering/ Elahe Amani

The phenomenon of internet filtering in Iran is far from new, with a history spanning nearly two decades. Internet restrictions are implemented in various countries for reasons ranging from internal security to external pressures. Governments worldwide apply varying degrees of censorship to filter the internet. Some nations, like China, North Korea, and Iran, enforce the […]...

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From the Ban on Showerheads to Internet Filtering / Fereshteh Goli

To understand the history of internet filtering in Iran, we need to go back to the early years following the victory of the February 1979 Revolution. As soon as the Islamic Republic was established, it declared many cultural topics—and generally anything that carried the scent of technology—either forbidden or subject to bizarre restrictions and censorship […]...

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An analysis of the virtual space of the country and the future outlook / Samuel Bakhtiyari

This is a caption This is a caption Samuel Bakhtiari The “Small Media” Institute, at the beginning of the year 2015 AD, published a report on the performance of government institutions involved in the subject of the internet in Mr. Rouhani’s government. This research focuses on the increase of budget in various sectors, the method […]...

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A Look at Iran’s Cyber Activities; In Conversation with Colin Anderson / Keyvan Rafiei

This is a caption This is a caption Kian Rafiei In the list of five-year development plans in Iran, attention to cyberspace as a non-military defense tool, along with its importance in information dissemination and organization, has always been of interest to policymakers in the country. However, with a pessimistic view of officials, it has […]...

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Hidden Trade of Censorship in Iran/ Samuel Bakhtiyari

Translation: Translated by Samuel Bakhtiyari Author: Patrick Howell O’Neill / Daily Dot While the Iranian government annually spends a heavy amount on censorship and controlling the virtual space, Iranian citizens also bear the same cost to escape censorship. There is a hidden market in Iran with millions of dollars in financial circulation. Security institutions try […]...

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