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Why shutting down the internet is gender discrimination?: the case of Iran

This talk summarily introduces the histories of female resistance in Iran and focuses primarily on how Iranian women have used digital technologies to discuss taboo issues, disseminate information, and mobilise. Additionally, I will introduce a trajectory of digital governance in Iran, highlighting surveillance and oppressive aspects of digital development. Combining these two threads, the talk underlines the entanglements of gender-based discrimination and internet censorship and control. Finally, reflecting on the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, the talk discusses how digital development projects such as smart cities can pave the way for complex oppressive assemblages in authoritarian systems.