The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked
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The US Treasury sanctions Iranian and Russian entities over attempted election interference, including a Moscow entity that directed the creation of deepfakes
The Treasury Department said Iran and Russia sought to divide Americans through targeted disinformation campaigns in the 2024 elections.
The US Treasury sanctions six Iranian government officials for their role in targeting devices at a Pennsylvania water utility in November 2023
The Iranian attack targeted a device manufactured by an Israeli company. — The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions …
Sources: FBI has suspended briefings to social media companies about Russian, Iranian and Chinese influence campaigns, due to GOP attacks on information sharing
The FBI put a pause on briefings with tech companies due to an ongoing lawsuit, adding to a broader breakdown in a system meant … X: @kevincollier X: Kevin Collier / @kevincollier : New and big: The f...
Sources: Twitter removed its “visibility filtering rules”, or “shadow bans”, for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian government accounts and state-affiliated media
Dmitry Medvedev, a leading government official and former president of Russia, took to Twitter earlier …
WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations
If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used … The Hacker News : WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship Jon Porter / The Verge : WhatsApp ...
A look at efforts by Google, Signal, Tor, and others to help Iranian protestors evade censorship; the White House has signaled support and relaxed sanctions
Though Yasmin Green fled Iran with her parents at 3 years old, she has never been more involved in the struggles of its people.
Amid protests over police brutality, the Iranian government restricts access nationally to Instagram, one of the last remaining social networks in the country
Network data from NetBlocks confirm a near-total disruption disruption to internet service in parts of Kurdistan province …
The Iranian government plans to use facial recognition on public transport to identify women who are not complying with its strict new hijab laws
Government says it will use technology on public transport in crackdown on women's dress — The Iranian government is planning …
OpenSea confirms it is banning users to comply with US sanctions, after some users with Iran-based IP addresses say their accounts and NFTs were deleted
Social media is flooded with reports of users in Venezuela not being able to use MetaMask and Infura, and Iranian users being locked out of OpenSea.