Iran Regime Tightens Internet Censorship Using Its Domestic Search Engines

By Staff Writer

On Tuesday 21st April 2018, the Media of Iran announced the regime’s new plan to make the use of its domestic search engines compulsory for all government organisations.

The Head of the Information and Communication Technology, Rasul Saraiyan, stated: “we are planning to make the use of domestic search engines compulsory for all government organisations, and are aiming to persuade the general public to utilize them too”.

Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi expanded more on this plan: “Our plan is to introduce our domestic search engines to people and expand their application across the country; we are predicting a good progress within the next three months”.
In terms of the functions and features of these engines, it must be noted that:

In a TV program that was aired on the regime’s Channel 1 on 21st January 2018, the ministry of the Information and Communication Technology confirmed that the search results of these domestic engines are “manageable”.

The regime’s “manageability” of search results is its way of systematically censoring the information!

After failing to filter Telegram or thoroughly block the anti-filters, the regime now sees its only solution in filtering Google and other search engines alike.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran reveals censorship plans made by the regime’s Revolutionary Guards Corps

The regime’s efforts in introducing domestic search engines and forcing people to utilise them, come with oppressive intentions. These engines enable the regime to spy on users’ activities, which can consequently lead to them being traced or even arrested.

The regime’s censorship activities have followed in various ways, from filtering Telegram and search engines, to imposing “malware” on users, to blocking anti-filters; all of which are indicative of the regime’s fear from the uprising of people.

In a conference held last January, the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Washington revealed the regime’s plans in fighting and oppressing protestors via cyber proceedings. This news was disclosed through the international publishments of a book titled “Iran, Cyber Oppression, How the Revolutionary Guard Corps Use Cyber-Attacks to Protect Their Religious Tyranny”.

This book, which has described the role of mobile phones and social messengers in the exchange of information between various parts of Iran as well as the organisation of protests, states that: “cyber technology is a significant threat to the regime, because it enables people to form such strong rallies that the regime struggles to fight even with all its forces”.

The book of “Iran’s Cyber Oppression”

In this book, the National Council of Resistance of Iran describes the different measures taken by the Revolutionary Guard Corps as well as the Ministry of Intelligence of the regime, towards the control of people especially the young class; via the development of mobile applications that are designed to spy on and control users, as well as the provision of shopping centres that support such applications. The book also adds: “the regime’s cyber attacks must not be separated from its other actions such as severely oppressing people, issuing plans of terrorism, and preparing nuclear developments. The lack of reaction from other countries lets the regime get away with such things. Therefore, the European Union and the United States must take appropriate actions regarding the regime’s ongoing cyber-attacks”.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran also calls for an adoption of a solid policy which would aim for the subversion of the regime, and the boycott of individuals or organisations that are involved in the mentioned cyber-attacks, as well as the boycott of the government-dependent radio and television networks which only spread false and misleading news”.

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