{"id":335390,"date":"2025-08-09T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335390"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:37:14","slug":"report-shows-94-of-iranian-youth-defy-regimes-internet-iron-curtain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/report-shows-94-of-iranian-youth-defy-regimes-internet-iron-curtain\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Shows 94% of Iranian Youth Defy Regime’s Internet Iron Curtain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A damning new report<\/a> published by the Tehran E-commerce Association reveals the catastrophic state of Iran’s internet, exposing a reality of technological backwardness and mass digital defiance. The data, originating from within Iran, shows the regime\u2019s policy of digital suppression has not only failed to control the population but has also turned an entire generation against its authority. The report ranks Iran 97th out of 100 of the world’s largest economies for internet quality, a position earned through what it calls a user experience defined by three words: “slow, disruptive, and restricted.”<\/p>\n

A Deliberate Policy of Digital Isolation<\/h2>\n

This digital collapse is not a result of technical incompetence but of a deliberate state policy designed to isolate Iranians. According to the report, Iran\u2019s internet quality<\/a> is only marginally better than that of nations like Cuba, Sudan, and Ethiopia. A key metric for user experience, the Round-Trip Time (RTT), which measures data latency, averages 295 milliseconds in Iran\u2014a figure that places the country alongside nations in active states of war or with severely underdeveloped infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The regime has used the brief “12-day war” in June 2025 as a pretext for further crackdowns, but the data confirms these restrictions are a permanent feature of its oppressive strategy. Crucial modern internet protocols like HTTP\/3 remain blocked on most networks, and overall quality has not returned to its pre-conflict levels. This technical data paints a clear picture: the regime is purposefully constructing a digital prison<\/a> to sever its people’s connection to the outside world, fearing the free flow of information.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News in Brief
MP Javad Nikbin admits that the clerical regime not only imposes political restrictions through #internet<\/a> censorship but also benefits economically from it.
He stated in a TV interview, \u201cI believe and say it explicitly that the authors of internet censorship\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/oSGV4ensuh<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n