In September, based on identified disruptions alone, Iran's internet experienced the equivalent of 25 full days of outages in a single month. Despite official claims of "improving internet quality," even officials within the Ministry of Communications have admitted that 80% of users rely on VPNs and 70% of the country's traffic flows through circumvention tools.Continue reading "The Digital Iron Cage: Internet Micro-Disruptions, Crypto Control, and the Rise of Digital Authoritarianism in Iran"
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Government Tightens Control, Ignoring Experts’ Calls for Global Engagement and Open Internet
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"
Ebrahim Raisi’s Enduring Impact on the Internet: A Legacy of Destruction
The administration of the president who promised that "internet speed should not affect gamers" ended unexpectedly with a helicopter crash in May 2024. However, his legacy regarding the internet and the "right to free access to the internet" remains enduring. Although some initiatives such as the national internet, tiered internet access, privacy and user securityContinue reading "Ebrahim Raisi’s Enduring Impact on the Internet: A Legacy of Destruction"