Amin Naeni
Doctoral researcher at Deakin University specializing in Iran's digital control systems, who has both researched and personally experienced Iran's internet shutdowns.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 17min
Why Iran is building their own internet
Amin Naeeni, a Deakin University PhD researcher who has studied and lived through Iran's internet shutdowns. He walks through Iran's move from a growing urban internet to building a separate national network. He explains how shutdowns work differently from full blackouts, the 2012 cyberspace council, comparisons with China and Russia, and the state of Iran's offensive cyber capabilities.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 28min
How Iran shut down the internet
Amin Naeni, a PhD researcher on digital authoritarianism, explains how Iran built a national internet to control information. He outlines three-week blackouts, comparisons with China, and the mechanics of tiered access and white SIMs. He also discusses VPNs, Starlink limits, and how past shutdowns tested the system.
