At a September 16 press conference, Masoud Pezeshkian spoke of his administration’s plan to reform the framework for filtering, a proposal he also raised at the Supreme Security Council. However, in practice, a different outcome has emerged. Recent network developments have seen widespread outages due to the Infrastructure Communications Company’s monopoly on internet service provision.Continue reading “Government Tightens Control, Ignoring Experts’ Calls for Global Engagement and Open Internet”
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Iranian Officials Tacitly Declare War on Circumvention Tools
In the past month, Iranian officials—from Majles representatives to cabinet ministers and members of the Supreme Cyberspace Council—have repeatedly pointed to circumvention tools as a major source of problems and insecurity in cyberspace. These developments suggest that Iranian officials see themselves as at war with these technologies and are planning accordingly. Though such comments haveContinue reading “Iranian Officials Tacitly Declare War on Circumvention Tools”