Iranians boycott ride-hailing app after hijab controversy
aljazeera - After a driver asked a passenger to put on her headscarf, some Iranians began boycotting popular ride-hailing app…
Science and Technology
Zarif Says Iran Needs ‘No Mediator’ To Talk To U.S.
Radiofarda - Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran needs “no mediator” for negotiating with the U.S., but the prerequisite for a…
Pompeo To Press Germany On Military Spending, Huawei, Nordstream And Iran
Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a five-day European trip on Friday with a delayed visit to…
Why is the Iranian Government Aiding the Development of a Censorship Circumvention Tool?
CHRI - Using Iranian government resources, a Tehran-based company has been developing an online censorship circumvention tool that specifically enables…
Study Finds Pro-Iran Social Media Deception Becoming ‘More Sophisticated’
VOA - A U.S. cybersecurity company says a recently discovered pro-Iran social media network that engaged in deceptive targeting of…
US ‘Concerned’ Iran’s Intranet Project Will Repress Internet Freedom
VOA - The Trump administration has expressed concern about reports that Iranian authorities have made progress in developing a domestic…
Facebook Drops 51 Fake Accounts Traced to Iran
VOA - Facebook has dropped 51 accounts, 36 pages, and seven groups after the cybersecurity firm FireEye revealed they were…
Iran To Block Social Media In Case Of War With U.S.
Radiofarda - Iran would block its citizens’ access to social media if war were to break out with the U.S.,…
Canada Researchers Reveal ‘Iran-Aligned’ Fake News Campaign
Radiofarda - Canadian researchers have unmasked a disinformation campaign with possible links to Iran that includes posing as mainstream media…
Iranian State Malware Continues to Hack Online Accounts of Religious Minority Groups
CHRI - Malicious Spyware Has Attacked At Least 74 Victims Worldwide, Azeri and Gonabadi Dissidents Among Targets Iranian state agents…