Our latest report exposes how Iran’s digital ecosystem has turned into a structured system of discrimination — and the recent events on X highlight just how deep this inequality goes. filter.watch/english/2025...

IODA collaborated with @filter.watch and ASL19 to co-author a report on the 2025 shutdown of the Internet in Iran during the war with Israel. Key contributors included @radar.cloudflare.com @eldomador.bsky.social @ooni.org and more! Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...

NEW: Apple notified several Iranians that they were targets of government spyware in the last year, according to security researchers. Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.

Iran’s digital repression has entered an unprecedented phase. According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats. miaan.org/wartime-cybe... Key findings include:

#Iran is back online as of 05:00 UTC (8:30am local). Iran Telecom Minister: With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state. x.com/HashemiSatta...

1/2 Iran imposed sweeping internet restrictions in the first week of Israel’s military offensive. key findings from Filterwatch’s report: 🔻Full internet shutdowns,including blocking SSH ports that helped maintain access🔻Incoming international traffic blocked a move not even seen in November 2019👇

Near-total Internet blackout in #Iran is continuing into a second day. Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional: "In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted." t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)

NEW: Iran's government has now admitted it took down the internet in the country, arguing it was to protect against Israeli cyberattacks. I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home. "I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.

Following Israel's attack on #Iran, internet access has been disrupted in parts of the country. All #VPN services are disrupted, and access to the internet has become extremely difficult. Incoming traffic is heavily affected, while the NIN is operating without issues. #KeepItOn

My technical analysis of the documents #Iran claims to have obtained by hacking #Israel has been published by Iran International. I had originally shared this analysis publicly on my LinkedIn. www.iranintl.com/en/202506127... #CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence

‼️ Yesterday, on 25th May 2025, #Vietnam started blocking access to Telegram. This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam. OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr... #ooni #censorship #telegram

🎯Tomorrow, we’ll publish an investigative report revealing the full details how it works, what tools are used, and how individuals are being identified. #Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom

We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead. freedom.press/issues/wired...

1/ 🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵 filter.watch/english/2025...

🧵How to Stay Connected During Internet Shutdowns 1/3 📵Internet shutdowns are increasingly used as a tool of repression, especially during political unrest. From mobile data blocks to full blackouts, these disruptions affect ethnic minorities, journalists, and religious groups in different ways.👇

3/3 The fight for unrestricted information continues. Read our full report to understand Iran’s battle against digital repression and how big tech & policymakers can help. 📎 filter.watch/english/2025...

1/5: The IRGFW report offers valuable insights into the internet censorship architecture in Iran. Drawing comparisons with China, it highlights how Iran has been inspired by the "Great Firewall of China," while adapting it to its own unique political and infrastructural conditions.

درباره روش‌های پیچیده #فیشینگ از جمله شیوه Quishing چه می‌دانید؟ youtu.be/TgcR9hLtnEg

۲/۱🔻آمادگی در برابر خاموشی‌های اينترنت نیازمند آموزش است. در این ویدیو، می‌توانید با بخشی از این آموزش‌ها به زبان بلوچی آشنا شوید: youtu.be/XZuun8k-hbE

افزایش نظارت دولت بر استارتاپ‌ها، تصویب قوانین سخت‌گیرانه رمزارز، مهاجرت گسترده نیروی متخصص و مشکلات زیرساختی، آینده نوآوری در ایران را با بحران مواجه کرده است. filter.watch/2025/02/12/c...

Twitter has turned into a dumping ground. Regarding the Iranian community, it's interesting that all those who attacked members of this community in past years are now themselves being attacked and bullied. In Persian, we have a proverb that says: "This camel will lie down at your door too."

The #Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement. micronews.debian.org/2025/1738154...

1/2 🚨 Rising Internet Costs in Iran: A Growing Concern 🚨 Our latest report sheds light on the escalating internet costs in Iran and their impact on users: 📌 Digital Divide: Wealthier users afford high-speed services; lower-income individuals struggle with limited access.

🔻باوجود تکذیب ارتباط وزارت ارتباطات با ارائه #اینترنت_طبقاتی برای دانشجویان و اساتید ازسوی مدیر روابط عمومی این وزارتخانه و تأکید بر اینکه این موضوع بر اساس توافق میان وزارت علوم ودادستانی ومطابق با آیین‌نامه کارگروه تعیین مصادیق انجام شده است،شواهد نشان می‌دهد که اینترنت طبقاتی همچنان درحال اجراست.

So proud of my team at @filter.watch

از ویدیوی دوم #توانمند غافل نشید رفقا.

BREAKING: court finds NSO Group liable for #Pegasus hacking of #WhatsApp users. Big win for spyware victims. Big loss for NSO. Bad time to be a spyware company. Landmark case. Huge implications. 1/ 🧵

Exciting update! Stay ahead on #cybersecurity with the upcoming report "The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society" focusing on #Iran. Gain key insights for the second half of 2024. For early access before the official release, share your email for delivery by mid-next week.

در زندگی زخم‌هايی هست كه مثل خوره در انزوا روح را آهسته می‌خورد و می‌تراشد. اين دردها را نمی‌شود به كسی اظهار كرد... .

@opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab finds three widely used Iranian messaging apps do not employ E2EE, can monitor websites that users access, and contain other privacy and security vulnerabilities. Learn more and access the full audit report: https://buff.ly/4iBF5Qp

تحقیق آزمایشگاه امنیتی صندوق فناوری باز نشان می‌دهد که اپلیکیشن‌های ایرانی #ایتا، #روبیکا و #بله امن نیستند ۱. در ایتا، پیام‌های پیش‌نویس قبل از ارسال به سرور منتقل می‌شوند. ۲. کلیک روی لینک‌ها رصد و سانسور می‌شود. filter.watch/2024/12/17/i...

A new report by OTF’s Security Lab reveals that Iranian apps Eitaa, Rubika, and Bale, used by millions, lack end-to-end encryption (E2EE) despite government claims. 📖 Read the full report: filter.watch/english/2024...

The energy crisis is a very serious issue. SnappFood, which is the equivalent of Uber Eats in Iran, was inaccessible tonight due to a power outage at its data center.

Due to the electricity production crisis in Iran, the government cuts off the city's power at certain hours. This image was shared by a user from Tehran tonight during a power outage. This has also caused internet disruptions.

Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of "collaborating with a hostile government." www.rferl.org/a/iran-farda...

🔻خبرنامه سازمان نصر در شماره اخیر خود، با استناد به گفت‌وگو با محمدعلی شریفی‌الحسینی، رئیس کمیسیون اینترنت سازمان نصر و حامد بیدی، کارشناس اینترنت به بررسی چالش‌های اصلی #اینترنت کشور شامل سرعت پایین، #فیلترینگ گسترده، و اختلالات مکرر پرداخته است.

My team(@Filter.watch) is analyzing data from our digital security help desk, & an interesting observation I made was that ethnic groups within #Iran were targeted by the government with various types of cyberattacks far more extensively than those outside of Iran.This report will be published soon.

Studying for the CISSP exam is one of the hardest things I’m dealing with these days, especially with a mind that constantly jumps from one branch to another.

برای آشنایی بیشتر با پروتکل قطع اینترنت و دریافت آموزش کامل، به وبسایت ما مراجعه کنید: filter.watch/irandarkhamo...

🔻قانون عفاف و حجاب، یکی از شدیدترین قوانین در حوزه ایجاد محدودیت در حوزه حجاب، محدودیت در دسترسی به اینترنت را به عنوان مجازات در نظر گرفته، با ابزارهای الکترونیک شناسایی کرده و آنها را از حقوق‌شان سلب می‌کند.

🔻هزینه‌های بالای اینترنت و فیلترشکن برای بسیاری از کاربران، به‌ویژه اقشار کم‌درآمد، غیرقابل تحمل شده و دسترسی آن‌ها به اینترنت را محدود کرده است.

اپلیکیشن ناظر یکی از بازوهای اجرا کردن قانون #حجاب_و_عفاف است. با استفاده از این اپلیکیشن رعایت نکردن حجاب اجباری حتی در خودروهای مانند امبولانس و ماشین‌آلات کشاورزی نیز ثبت خواهند شد. filter.watch/2024/10/07/i...

سامانه «سنجش سبک زندگی مردم» با هدف جمع‌آوری اطلاعات زندگی روزمره شهروندان توسط نهادهای دولتی (مانند وزارت ارشاد و صداوسیما) و بخش خصوصی (مانند اپلیکیشن‌های خدماتی و مسیریاب‌ها) طراحی شده است تا داده‌های مرتبط با رفتار کاربران را ثبت کند. #حجاب_و_عفاف filter.watch/2023/11/30/l...

گزارش تحقیقاتی ‎@filter.watch از وضعیت افزایش قیمت اینترنت و اثرش روی سه گروه از کاربران: ۱. کسانی که نیاز به ‎#فیلترشکن ندارند ۲. کسانی که نیاز به فیلترشکن دارند ۳. کسانی که خودشان فیلترشکن خودشان را روی سرورهای ابری ایجاد می‌کنند filter.watch/2024/11/29/i...

این خاورمیانه جهنمی... .

Observing trends in tool usage in Iran, it's clear that YouTube's popularity is rapidly growing. Traffic analysis confirms a significant rise in YouTube usage over the past two years, with a sharp increase since early 2024.

🚨 Breaking Digital Barriers 🚨 Despite heavy filtering & internet restrictions in Iran, platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, & YouTube remain vital for users. Yet, the govt pushes tiered internet access & tighter control under the guise of "cyberspace governance."⬇️

۲۵ نوامبر روز بین‌المللی مبارزه با خشونت علیه زنان است 🔻به همین بهانه نگاهی بیاندازیم به خشونت سیستماتیک حکومت ایران علیه زنان با کمک ابزارهای تکنولوژی 🔻در طول دو سال گذشته، قوانین زیادی مطرح شدند که بر زنان در فضای مجازی تمرکز دارند 🔗اینجا جزییات این طرح‌ها را بخوانید: filter.watch/2024/10/01/i...