A fierce battle to control the narrative is being fought online, where supporters and opponents of the government alike are taking to social media to tell their version of the truth.
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. As anti-government protests enter their third week in Iran, the Islamic Republic has imposed a near total blackout of independent information coming out of the country. With access to Twitter blocked in Iran, that battle is primarily being fought outside the country.
” So, who’s behind all the Twitter activity around #MahsaAmini? Since Twitter is blocked in Iran, Jones suggests that the large Iranian diaspora may be mobilizing to keep her story alive, but other interests may also be at play. “We also know there are a number of people with stakes in trying to see regime change in Iran, from right-wing hawks in US and Israel, to the MeK,” he said, referring to Mujahideen-e-Khalq, an Albania-based Iranian dissident group.
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