The logo published by IRGC's Gerdab.ir alongside the statement[1]
Operation Spider or Project Spider is a surveillance programme by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to monitor Iranian internet users on social media such as Facebook. The operation was publicized in January 2015 with a statement by IRGC's "The Center for Investigation of Organized Crime". The program is said to be expanding to Instagram, Viber, and WhatsApp.[2] WhatsApp Plus Rojo
2015 Arrests[]
Since September 2014, the IRGC intensified its review of Facebook pages, and that 350 Facebook pages managed by 36 individuals had been identified and 130 of them deleted from Facebook.[3]
In January 2015, 12 Iranian Facebook users were arrested and 24 other citizens were summoned to answer questions about their Facebook activities.[4]
On January 31, a statement by the Center for Investigation of Organized Cyber Crimes was published that stated several Facebook users had been arrested in a surveillance project by the IRGC named “Operation Spider” that is aimed at identifying and rooting out Facebook pages and activities that spread “corruption” and western-inspired lifestyles. The statement also says they "received indirect and covert support from the Western governments and had targeted a remarkable number of Facebook users in the guise of cultural and social pages over a span of two years".[5]
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References[]
- ↑ Rafati, Mohammad (January 31, 2015). "Iran Cyber Spider Project Against Facebook Users". cyberwarzone.com. http://cyberwarzone.com/iran-surveillance-spider-project-facebook-users/. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ Wilkin, Sam; Balali, Mehrdad (March 2, 2015). "Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ramping up domestic surveillance". Reuters. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-irans-guards-increase-monitoring-of-social-media-state-tv-2015-3. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Facebook Users Arrested, Others Will Be Arrested Soon, IRGC Warns". International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. March 13, 2015. http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2015/03/facebook-users-arrested/. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Iran’s IRGC Intensifies Crackdown on Facebook Users with 12 Arrests and 24 Summonses". International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. February 5, 2015. http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2015/02/facebook-arrests/. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Iran Busts Facebook Band Involved in Criminal Acts". Tasnim News Agency. January 31, 2015. http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/638880. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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