A leaked draft of an Iran-China cooperation agreement highlights numerous threats to Iranians’ digital rights, and to the country’s growing technology sector.
Author - Kaveh Azarhoosh
Filterwatch
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11 months ago
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Iran’s ICT Minister has hinted at constructing a flexible new filtering apparatus in the coming months and years. So how worried should we be?
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