iran Archives

Hewlett Packard accused of assisting Iran with censored “halal Internet”

HP’s actions appear to be in direct contravention of American trade embargoes, which severely limit the type of materials a U.S. company can legally sell to Iran.

On Jun 7, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Trending

U.S. company allegedly helps Iran stifle dissent online

A French hacker has reportedly uncovered proof that the American company Cisco is directly assisting the government of Iran in its efforts to silence critics.

On Jun 4, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

U.S. company allegedly caught aiding Syria and Iran in censorship efforts

France’s Reflets has discovered that Blue Coat is currently providing the two countries with powerful software for filtering and spying on their countries’ Internet activities.

On May 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

Iran cuts off major online censorship workaround

The Iranian government has reportedly blocked most virtual private networks (VPN), one of the most common tools for accessing blocked websites.

On Mar 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Trending

Iran gets a Christmas visit from the notorious Stuxnet worm

The virus that set Iran’s nuclear program back last year has struck again at a power production facility and an oil refinery.

On Dec 27, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

Tech

Iran launches its own hyper-censored YouTube

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting recently launched “Mehr,” a kind of YouTube approved for virtuous Iranian use.

On Dec 10, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

IRL

U.S. sanctions Iran for persecuting bloggers, journalists

Five Iranian government and private organizations and four individuals have been hit with trade sanctions for engaging in censorship, limiting access to media, and punishing freedom of expression.

On Nov 9, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

Tech

Iran restores access to Gmail, keeps YouTube blocked

Iranian officials say they blocked Gmail in an attempt to censor Google-owned YouTube.

On Oct 1, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

Tech

Iran blocks citizens’ access to Google and Gmail

The block, reportedly provoked by the anti-Islamic YouTube video “The Innocence of Muslims,” may be the next step toward cutting Iranians off from the Internet entirely.

On Sep 24, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

Tech

Iran’s “halal” intranet reportedly real and close to launching

Iran is reportedly poised to implement a closed “halal” intranet, disconnected from the rest of the world and the Internet at large.

On Sep 21, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei joins Instagram

The Ayatollah, who was already on Twitter, has now posted a handful of Instagram photos.

On Aug 2, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

Tech

Israeli’s Facebook message to Iranians: We “heart” you

As war looms, ordinary Israelis and Iranians are taking to Facebook to spread messages of love.

On Mar 20, 2012 by Kevin Morris

Tech

Iran prepares censored domestic network of websites

As bad as SOPA sounds for American Internet users, Iran’s plans for the Web are far worse.

On Jan 6, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Tech