In the months of November and December 2023, and January 2024, the pressure on Instagram accounts took a new form. Iranian users witnessed the overnight disappearance of content from many...
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Report on the cyberspace performance of the FATA Police, the Judiciary, and security forces from July to September 2023
The government of Iran has intensified its control and surveillance over its citizens, using the pretext of modesty and hijab to justify its actions. This...
During this period, Iran's cyber police continued to suppress and control legitimate, peaceful online activities. Beyond their usual crackdown on political activities, they have taken...
Journalists were prosecuted for publishing online reports, and a number of activists were arrested and their social media accounts were seized.
Betting and gambling, publication of "false information" and "immoral content" were the main charges behind FATA's clampdown on online spaces.
FATA continued its crackdown on Iran’s online space, with political charges, corruption, and gambling being major themes this quarter.
Over the last three months Iran’s Cyber Police have continued to crack down on Insta celebs and online ‘disinformation’, while massively expanding their operations nationwide.
This edition of FATAwatch covers the second quarter of 2019, between April 1 and June 30 (Q2).
In this first edition of FATAwatch, Kaveh Azarhoosh introduces Small Media’s new quarterly report scrutinising the operations of Iran’s Cyber Police.