The Mullah Regime’s Assault on Digital Freedom: Lessons from Iran and the Taming of Global Net Politics

The Mullah Regime’s Assault on Digital Freedom: Lessons from Iran and the Taming of Global Net Politics

By Schoresch Davoodi, Board Member of Pirate Party International, Delegate for European Policy and Member of the Foreign Policy Working Group in Pirate Party of Germany Published in Pirate Times, January 9, 2026 The protests raging across Iran since late December 2025 lay bare the Mullah-Regime’s vulnerability—and its ruthless reliance on digital repression to survive. Born from economic desperation—galloping inflation, blackouts plunging cities into darkness, […]

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The Taming of Net Politics: HateAid as a Cautionary Tale for Digital Freedom

The Taming of Net Politics: HateAid as a Cautionary Tale for Digital Freedom

By Babak Tubis The U.S. sanctions on HateAid’s leaders in December 2025 have ignited a fierce transatlantic debate. One side frames it as an attack on European digital sovereignty and the fight against online hate, while the other celebrates it as a blow against “state‑sponsored censorship.” Both narratives, however, miss the deeper structural problem which has been emerging for years: HateAid has become a textbook […]

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