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What’s Happening? A Detailed Report by INSM Summarizes the Iraqi Government’s Official Requests to Restrict Digital Content
In Meta’s latest transparency report for October 2025, Iraq appeared among the countries that officially requested the company to restrict...
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Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation: A New Electoral Weapon
Iraq is undergoing a rapid digital transformation that increasingly intersects with politics and election campaigns. As the parliamentary elections draw...
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“From Speicher to the 2025 Elections: How Did Electronic Armies Become a Tool in the Hands of Power?”
As the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 2025 approach, the political battle is no longer confined to ballot boxes or...
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Iraq Chairs INTERPOL Cybercrime Team for the Middle East and North Africa
The Ministry of Interior announced in a statement monitored by "INSM" that Iraq has obtained the position of Chair of...
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The phenomenon of internet shutdowns during national exams in Iraq: A violation of digital rights and economic losses
In recent years, Iraq has witnessed the repeated phenomenon of internet shutdowns during the periods of national exams (for third...
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INSM Summarize the interview with the Minister of Communications, Dr. Hiyam Al-Yasiri, on Dijlah TV
During an interview with the Minister of Communications, Dr. Hiyam Al-Yasiri, on Dijlah TV on August 26, 2025, the minister...
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Eight Years of Silence: The Exposure of BladedFeline’s Long-Running Iran-Aligned Cyber-Espionage Against Kurdish and Iraqi Officials
By Tara Aziz For nearly eight years, a covert cyber-espionage campaign was quietly embedded inside the heart of Kurdish and...
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Iraqi Court Sentences Man to Prison for Using AI Tools in Blackmail Case
The Rusafa Criminal Court in Baghdad has sentenced a convicted individual to six years in prison for blackmailing a young...
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Dina Sparks a Movement Against Digital Violence
How a Yazidi teen inspired a community-led crackdown on digital violence It began quietly enough, with a single TikTok post...
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Dina’s Story: A Community Response to Digital Violence
Two of our Iraqi partner organizations recently teamed up to help a teenage girl confront an online assault. The case...
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