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One year after young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died in police custody while under arrest for improper hijab, Iran has stepped up internet restrictions to stop a resurgence of the widespread mass protests that swept the country last year. Ahead of the Sept. 16 anniversary of Amini's death, days before her 22nd birthday, government opponents say Iran is conducting a wide-ranging crackdown to stifle possible dissent.

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CRDF Global and American Culture Center are hosting an in-person, 3-day workshop on cyber theft in academia in Tbilisi, Georgia with the objective of enhancing the capacity of academic institutions in Georgia and Armenia to defend against and respond to cyber threats posted by criminal entities seeking to acquire proliferation-sensitive research and design-data through unauthorized accessCRDF Global and American Culture Center are hosting an in-person, 3-day workshop on cyber theft in academia i...

CRDF Global is hosting an in-person, 3-day workshop on cyber theft in academia in Tbilisi, Georgia with the objective of enhancing the capacity of academic institutions in Georgia and Armenia to defend against and respond to cyber threats posted by criminal entities seeking to acquire proliferation-sensitive research and design-data through unauthorized access to computer systemsCRDF Global is hosting an in-person, 3-day workshop on cyber theft in academia in Tbilisi, Georgia with the objective ...

A disinformation unit targeted nationalist and ultra-religious Jews on Facebook, researchers say.

A disinformation unit targeted nationalist and ultra-religious Jews on Facebook, researchers say.

Israeli disinformation watchdog FakeReporter uncovered an alleged Iranian Facebook network sharing disinformation with the goal of provoking fear and hatred.

Are there still real hacktivists out there or are they all a cover for state-sponsored operations?

This report by the Future of Iran Initiative and Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) explores the social media habits of Iranian netizens and how the Islamic Republic is repressing the online space.

Will Twitter ban Iran’s supreme leader next? Miriam Berger, Adam Taylor © AP/AP Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Irans supreme leader, addresses the nation on Jan. 8 in a televised speech in Tehran. On an average day, Twitter accounts linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, share his official statements and commentary with hundreds of thousands of followers on the U.S. social network. His messages, though sometimes benign, often include incendiary rhetoric ag...