Amir Rashidi
@ammir.bsky.social
Security and Internet Access Researcher focusing on Infosec, privacy, cencorship and surveillance
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UPDATE: Iran Internet shutdown
Continuing to see a small, but steady restoration for Iran as the country rolls out its internet whitelisting system to police connectivity.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranianRevolution2026
From our perspective, traffic is at ~25% of pre-shutdown levels (bits/sec).
Continuing to see a small, but steady restoration for Iran as the country rolls out its internet whitelisting system to police connectivity.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranianRevolution2026
From our perspective, traffic is at ~25% of pre-shutdown levels (bits/sec).
January 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
UPDATE: Iran Internet shutdown
Continuing to see a small, but steady restoration for Iran as the country rolls out its internet whitelisting system to police connectivity.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranianRevolution2026
From our perspective, traffic is at ~25% of pre-shutdown levels (bits/sec).
Continuing to see a small, but steady restoration for Iran as the country rolls out its internet whitelisting system to police connectivity.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranianRevolution2026
From our perspective, traffic is at ~25% of pre-shutdown levels (bits/sec).
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IODA's Telescope signal shows signs of sustained, partial recovery since ~7:30 PM Jan 24th. This is the first sign of sustained recovery of Telescope, which measures unsolicited Internet traffic rom Iran to the global Internet since the shutdown began.
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?f...
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?f...
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
IODA's Telescope signal shows signs of sustained, partial recovery since ~7:30 PM Jan 24th. This is the first sign of sustained recovery of Telescope, which measures unsolicited Internet traffic rom Iran to the global Internet since the shutdown began.
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?f...
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?f...
Let me explain why this could realistically be implemented:
1. A portion of people’s needs are service-based platforms—such as online shopping, ride, and streaming. These services already have domestic customers and would not face major problems,
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1. A portion of people’s needs are service-based platforms—such as online shopping, ride, and streaming. These services already have domestic customers and would not face major problems,
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Irancell’s CEO was dismissed over delays in internet shutdowns. Doran & Yaftar are tasked with developing DPI to detect Starlink-connected VPNs. Mohammad Amin Aghamiri & Mehdi SeifAbadi are key decision-makers.
filter.watch/english/2026...
filter.watch/english/2026...
Iran Enters a New Age of Digital Isolation - Filterwatch
Exclusive intelligence obtained by Filterwatch reveals that the Islamic Republic has abandoned its traditional model of mass internet censorship in favor of a new, far darker strategy: "Absolute Digit...
filter.watch
January 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Let me explain why this could realistically be implemented:
1. A portion of people’s needs are service-based platforms—such as online shopping, ride, and streaming. These services already have domestic customers and would not face major problems,
1/7
1. A portion of people’s needs are service-based platforms—such as online shopping, ride, and streaming. These services already have domestic customers and would not face major problems,
1/7
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Today Iran, tomorrow the world? @ammir.bsky.social warns #Iran is exporting its internet shutdown technology to other countries
More on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BfuE
More on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BfuE
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Today Iran, tomorrow the world? @ammir.bsky.social warns #Iran is exporting its internet shutdown technology to other countries
More on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BfuE
More on #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/BfuE
Irancell’s CEO was dismissed over delays in internet shutdowns. Doran & Yaftar are tasked with developing DPI to detect Starlink-connected VPNs. Mohammad Amin Aghamiri & Mehdi SeifAbadi are key decision-makers.
filter.watch/english/2026...
filter.watch/english/2026...
Iran Enters a New Age of Digital Isolation - Filterwatch
Exclusive intelligence obtained by Filterwatch reveals that the Islamic Republic has abandoned its traditional model of mass internet censorship in favor of a new, far darker strategy: "Absolute Digit...
filter.watch
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Irancell’s CEO was dismissed over delays in internet shutdowns. Doran & Yaftar are tasked with developing DPI to detect Starlink-connected VPNs. Mohammad Amin Aghamiri & Mehdi SeifAbadi are key decision-makers.
filter.watch/english/2026...
filter.watch/english/2026...
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Iran has almost completely disconnected itself from the global internet. Just after 16:30 UTC today, traffic volume into the country began plummeting.
The country has been gripped by growing protests in recent days & the Iranian govt has been selectively blocking internet services. #IranProtests
The country has been gripped by growing protests in recent days & the Iranian govt has been selectively blocking internet services. #IranProtests
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Iran has almost completely disconnected itself from the global internet. Just after 16:30 UTC today, traffic volume into the country began plummeting.
The country has been gripped by growing protests in recent days & the Iranian govt has been selectively blocking internet services. #IranProtests
The country has been gripped by growing protests in recent days & the Iranian govt has been selectively blocking internet services. #IranProtests
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Sudden drop in IPv6 traffic to Iran at 11:49 UTC today (Jan-8) as the country's govt continues to selectively block internet access in an effort to staunch a growing protest movement. #IranProtests
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Sudden drop in IPv6 traffic to Iran at 11:49 UTC today (Jan-8) as the country's govt continues to selectively block internet access in an effort to staunch a growing protest movement. #IranProtests
Our latest report exposes how Iran’s digital ecosystem has turned into a structured system of discrimination — and the recent events on X highlight just how deep this inequality goes.
filter.watch/english/2025...
filter.watch/english/2025...
X Update Reveals Digital Authoritarianism in Iran: The ‘White SIM Card’ Scandal - Filterwatch
The Internet Divide: Iran’s Elite Access Uncensored Internet While the Public is Blocked As Iranian officials seek to present the country’s tiered internet policy as “Phased Unfiltering” (or “staged u...
filter.watch
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our latest report exposes how Iran’s digital ecosystem has turned into a structured system of discrimination — and the recent events on X highlight just how deep this inequality goes.
filter.watch/english/2025...
filter.watch/english/2025...
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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...
Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...
Iran’s ‘Stealth Blackout’: A Multi-stakeholder Analysis of the June 2025 Internet Shutdown - Filterwatch
Authors: Miaan Group, ASL19, IODA Contributors: Kentik, Cloudflare, OONI, Tor, Lantern, eQualitie, Psiphon Executive Summary The June 2025 Internet shutdown in Iran, carried out during the war with Is...
filter.watch
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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...
Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...
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NEW: Apple notified several Iranians that they were targets of government spyware in the last year, according to security researchers.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Apple alerted Iranians to iPhone spyware attacks, say researchers | TechCrunch
Researchers say Apple sent out threat notifications to several Iranians in recent months, saying their iPhones had been hacked. Iran is likely behind the attacks.
techcrunch.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW: Apple notified several Iranians that they were targets of government spyware in the last year, according to security researchers.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Since 2021, Apple says it has notified people in 150 countries, but we don't always get to know which countries, so this is an interesting data point.
Iran’s digital repression has entered an unprecedented phase.
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
July 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Iran’s digital repression has entered an unprecedented phase.
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
According to the latest Iran Cyber #ThreatIntelligence Report by The Miaan Group, civil society in and outside Iran is facing a wave of increasingly advanced cyber threats.
miaan.org/wartime-cybe...
Key findings include:
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#Iran is back online as of 05:00 UTC (8:30am local).
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
June 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#Iran is back online as of 05:00 UTC (8:30am local).
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
Iran Telecom Minister:
With conditions returning to normal, the state of communication access has reverted to its previous state.
x.com/HashemiSatta...
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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👇
🔻Full internet shutdowns,including blocking SSH ports that helped maintain access🔻Incoming international traffic blocked a move not even seen in November 2019👇
June 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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👇
🔻Full internet shutdowns,including blocking SSH ports that helped maintain access🔻Incoming international traffic blocked a move not even seen in November 2019👇
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Near-total Internet blackout in #Iran is continuing into a second day.
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
June 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Near-total Internet blackout in #Iran is continuing into a second day.
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
Iranian govt has confirmed it is intentional:
"In order to prevent the enemy’s misuse, international Internet access has been temporarily restricted."
t.me/khabaronline... (h/t @ammir.bsky.social)
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NEW: Iran's government has now admitted it took down the internet in the country, arguing it was to protect against Israeli cyberattacks.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
Iran's government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks | TechCrunch
The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobite as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.
techcrunch.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NEW: Iran's government has now admitted it took down the internet in the country, arguing it was to protect against Israeli cyberattacks.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
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
#KeepItOn
June 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
My technical analysis of the documents #Iran claims to have obtained by hacking #Israel has been published by Iran International. I had originally shared this analysis publicly on my LinkedIn.
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
Iranian media says alleged document trove points to Israel-IAEA collusion
Iranian state media began releasing images of what it said were documents related to Israel's nuclear program obtained by Tehran and said they demonstrated collusion between the United Nations nuclear...
www.iranintl.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My technical analysis of the documents #Iran claims to have obtained by hacking #Israel has been published by Iran International. I had originally shared this analysis publicly on my LinkedIn.
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
www.iranintl.com/en/202506127...
#CyberSecurity #CyberTradeIntelligence
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‼️ Yesterday, on 25th May 2025, #Vietnam started blocking access to Telegram.
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
May 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
‼️ Yesterday, on 25th May 2025, #Vietnam started blocking access to Telegram.
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
This is the first time that we are seeing an instant messaging app blocked in Vietnam.
OONI data: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...
#ooni #censorship #telegram
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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
#Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎯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
#Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom
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We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
March 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
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🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
#Iran Cyber Threat Intelligence Report: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society - Filterwatch
This report examines the trends of cyberattacks, content management, digital rights violations, and patterns of arrests in the second half of 2024, based on data from the Digital Security Helpdesk (DS...
filter.watch
January 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
1/
🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
🚨 New Report Alert: The Silent War Against Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society in Iran
Our #cybersecurity team has just published an in-depth report analyzing cyber #threats targeting civil society and ethnic minorities in #Iran during the second half of 2024. 🧵
filter.watch/english/2025...
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🧵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.👇
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.👇
February 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🧵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.👇
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.👇
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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.
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
#YouTube: Iran’s Digital Battleground for Free Expression - Filterwatch
This highlights that YouTube has emerged as a central platform for deep and serious discussions about the Islamic Republic, its future, and the regime's policies. But how do Iranian citizens access Yo...
filter.watch
February 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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.
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
📎 filter.watch/english/2025...
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1/5: The IRGFW report offers valuable insights into the internet censorship architecture in Iran. Drawing comparisons with China, it highlights how Iran has been inspired by the "Great Firewall of China," while adapting it to its own unique political and infrastructural conditions.
January 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
1/5: The IRGFW report offers valuable insights into the internet censorship architecture in Iran. Drawing comparisons with China, it highlights how Iran has been inspired by the "Great Firewall of China," while adapting it to its own unique political and infrastructural conditions.