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ifmat - Iran continuing cyber-mischief during the coronavirus crisis

Iran’s continuing cyber-mischief during the coronavirus crisis

Iranian hackers and propaganda networks have been working overtime during the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the first week of May, Israel’s ClearSky cybersecurity reportedly discovered the attempted and possibly ...
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ifmat - Facebook posts from 2012 show early Iranian attempts to manipulate US politics

Facebook posts from 2012 show early Iranian attempts to manipulate U.S. politics

Newly released social media posts show that Iran experimented with trying to influence American voters on Facebook in 2012, years earlier than generally understood, a new report from the ...
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ifmat - Iran officials promise more leniency toward workers but persecution continues

Iran officials promise more leniency toward workers but persecution continues

Iran's Judiciary Spokesman on Tuesday said they have advised authorities to deal with labor protests leniently while new charges of "propaganda against the regime" were brought against a prominent ...
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ifmat - Facebook dismantles disinformation network tied to Iran’s state media

Facebook dismantles disinformation network tied to Iran’s state media

Iran's state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at least 2011, targeting voters in countries including Britain and the ...
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ifmat - Who Runs Iran Propaganda Machine Abroad

Who Runs Iran’s Propaganda Machine Abroad

In its efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the religious dictatorship in Tehran has been consistently negligent. Yet the regime has been remarkably eager to claim that it ...
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ifmat-Former popular TV presenter arrested in Iran for criticizing the regime

Former popular TV presenter arrested in Iran for criticizing the regime

Security forces in Iran have arrested a former popular Iranian TV presenter, for criticizing the Islamic Republic. Mahmoud Shahriari was arrested Wednesday morning, April 15, Young Journalists Club (YJC), ...
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