Internet
Emojis, SIM swaps: How Hamas greenlit October 7 massacre, undetected by Israel
Findings from an IDF General Staff investigation, which also drew on intelligence collected during fighting, indicate the emoji traffic was one of several signs that Hamas was preparing an assault.
UK's Starmer seeks greater powers to regulate online access
Pahlavi or Khamenei: Iran is at a crossroads - opinion
Iran needs regime change, not another reformist illusion doomed to fail - opinion
US transported 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran since January - WSJ
The US sent around 6,000 terminals to Iran in an unprecedented, direct attempt to deliver internet freedom to regime-stifled protestors, according to officials cited by the outlet.
A digital Holocaust is unfolding – and social media is fueling it - opinion
Platforms that promised connection have become factories of radicalization.
Target Pahlavi: Fearing unifying figure, Iran launches disinformation campaign against crown prince
There were reports that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “issued a directive” to mobilize the cyber apparatus against Pahlavi.
'Trump promises, does nothing': Iranians fear US may never take action against regime
“I’m angry at the world. I’m angry because nothing is happening. And because Trump promises and then does nothing, I’m angry,” Sara, a resident of Mashhad, told N12.
Iranian businesses suffer new blow as internet blackout lingers
Ali Hakim Javadi, head of the Computer Industry Organization, has estimated that the internet outages have caused economic damage of between $18 million and $27 million.
How do I send a fax and can I do it from my phone?
Iranian merchants have 20 minutes of supervised internet access per day for transactions - report
The president of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Majidreza Hariri, said Iranian merchants have only 20 minutes per day, according to a report by Iran International.
Khamenei issued no mercy, 'shoot to kill' orders to quell protests across Iran - NYT
According to the officials, security forces were then deployed to the streets with "shoot to kill" orders and told to show protesters no mercy.
Iran may have slaughtered 30,000 protesters in 48-hour intense crackdown - report
If the estimates are true, the only comparable massacre in history databases would be the murder of 33,000 Jews in the Babyn Yar massacre during the Holocaust outside of Kyiv in 1941.
Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis
NetBlocks, a privately held global internet monitor, also claimed that there were signs of "an attempt to generate false traffic and manufacture narratives of a wider restoration."
