@filter.watch
Digital rights advocate focused on internet access in #Iran | Research & reporting on censorship, cyber security & digital freedom ✍️ Https://www.Filter.Watch ✍️ Https://www.Filter.Watch/English 📷 Instagram: @filterbaan
جمهوری اسلامی ایران بهدنبال استفاده از فناوریهای نوین، بهویژه هوش مصنوعی، برای تقویت توسعه ملی و امنیت خود است و تلاش میکند نهادهای مهم در حوزه حفظ امنیت ملی از جمله نظام قضایی کشور را در اولویت هوشمندسازی قرار دهد.
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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...
🔍This report underscores that digital security is no longer a purely technical concern—it’s a human rights crisis.
8/8
🔍Major social platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram were primary targets for phishing, impersonation, and account takedowns.
🔍Authorities increasingly used cyber tools for social control, seizing accounts for “violations” such as not wearing a hijab or defying Islamic lifestyle norms.
7/8
🔍Requests for digital security assistance soared:
+720% growth in individual requests
+70% in organizational requests (and +250% in minority and women’s rights sectors)
5/8
🔍Ethnic minorities—particularly in West and East Azerbaijan—saw a fivefold increase in targeted repression.
🔍Iranian activists abroad were targeted in countries including the UK, Germany, France, Slovenia, Austria, and Egypt.
4/8
🔍A surge in cyberattacks, phishing campaigns, and online censorship occurred during and after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. Over 46% of digital security cases involved women, many of whom faced detention, torture, and even death sentences.
3/8
Key findings include:
🔍For the first time, three Iranian individuals (two inside #Iran, one in Europe) were targeted by mercenary #spyware similar to #Pegasus—marking a shift from mass surveillance to targeted espionage.
2/8
Iran’s digital repression has entered an unprecedented phase.
According to the latest #Iran #CyberThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
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2/2🔻Public access limited strictly to Iran’s National Information Network 🔻Major banking and ATM disruptions across the country🔻Incoming calls and SMS from abroad cut off; VoIP apps overloaded🔻GalaxyStore and GooglePlay disabled,no app downloads possible
Full report:
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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👇
🧩 This sudden drop, along with other reports, shows that user access to the internet — especially through censorship circumvention tools — has been severely restricted.
📵 This is a clear sign of widespread and targeted national-level filtering.
🔻 Following Israel’s military attack on Iran and widespread reports of VPN disruptions, new data from @radar.cloudflare.com now confirms a sharp decline in #internet traffic in Iran.
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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
🔎New findings reveal a concerning trend in Iran's internet landscape. Our report, highlighting a deepening digital divide. Access the full report for in-depth insights:
filter.watch/english/2025...
۲/۲ به همه روزنامهنگاران و کنشگران مدنی توصیه میکنیم موضوع امنیت رمزهای عبور را جدی بگیرند. در صورت مواجهه با مواردی در حوزه حملات سایبری، با خط فوریتهای امنیت دیجیتال گروه میان تماس بگیرید:
miaan.org/projects/mia...
۲/۱ مایکروسافت تصمیم گرفته در حسابهای کاربری جدید، بهجای رمز عبور سنتی، از شیوههای نوین احراز هویت مانند Passkey، تشخیص چهره، اثر انگشت و Windows Hello پشتیبانی کند. اسلایدها را ورق بزنید.
The combination of IMSI-Catchers, contactless card readers, surveillance cameras, access to government databases, and telecom operator cooperation has created a multi-layered system to identify women in #Isfahan who defy compulsory hijab laws:
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The combination of IMSI-Catchers, contactless card readers, surveillance cameras, access to government databases, and telecom operator cooperation has created a multi-layered system to identify women in #Isfahan who defy compulsory hijab laws:
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🎯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
⚠️In recent weeks, there’s been growing speculation in the media about how “Hijab Warning” text messages are being sent to citizens in Isfahan.
🔍What’s really behind this process?
3/3💡 Want to learn how to protect your data and stay online during an internet shutdown? Read the full Internet Shutdown Protocol on our website:
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#InternetShutdowns #DigitalSecurity #KeepItOn #Iran #OnlineFreedom
2/3 🌐Our Internet Shutdown Protocol provides tailored strategies to help individuals and organizations maintain secure communications before, during, and after shutdowns. It covers:
🔹 Encryption tools (GPG, VPNs)
🔹 Mesh & satellite networks
🔹 Risk assessment & preemptive planning
🧵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.
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2/3 🛑With VPNs, high costs, and slow speeds, YouTube remains Iran’s most popular platform for independent content and free expression. The government’s new plan seeks to filter content via intermediaries like Dideo.ir, limiting real access. #Censorship
🧵YouTube – Iran’s Digital Battleground for Free Expression
1/3 🛑Despite being blocked since 2006, YouTube has become a key space for Iranians to discuss politics, society, and the future of the Islamic Republic. How do they access it, and what challenges do they face? #Iran #YouTube
🔗در تازهترین گزارش #فیلتربان بخوانید: مصوبه جدید شورای عالی فضای مجازی در مسیر تشدید کنترل اطلاعات
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در این گزارش، #فیلتربان براساس اسناد هکشده دادستانی، پیمانکاران #فیلترینگ مانند #نیافام ، #یافتار و #دوران را بررسی کرده است.
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📌تاکید بهزاد اکبری، مدیرعامل شرکت زیرساخت بر افزایش «کیفیت» سانسور اینترنت در ایران:
«سازندگان تجهیزات فیلترینگ باید کیفیت محصولات خود را ارتقا بدهند»
#فیلترنت #اینترنت_آزاد #فیلترینگ #فیلتربان #زیرساخت
