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(1/5) Important! 3 weeks ago, allegations emerged against #Arvancloud that the company with its affiliate Softqloud in 🇩🇪 is supporting internet censorship in 🇮🇷. Since then, there has been little evidence, but the allegations continue. #IranProtests2022 iranintl.com/en/202210217439
(2/5) In general, companies that provide Internet infrastructure in autocratic states cannot be condemned. They usually also provide the connection to the outside world. Without peering abroad, one would already have the national Iranian Internet. That's why I don't believe in...
(3/5) ... a hasty judgment of Internet infrastructure providers. What is important now is that the people of #Iran can access an unrestricted Internet. Digital tools help with this.
Our investigation about #Arvancloud was a rabbit hole. One little sideshow-fact was to see how money can apparently be sent to Iran by @paypal, using the German company Rheinmond GmbH. Does Paypal ignore the US-Sanctions? #MahsaAmini 🧵
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Rheinmond has the same CEO as Softqloud, the company that was in Arvanclouds Imprint and apparently was running the datacenters in Frankfurt and Dronten as part of Irans National Internet Project: Ms. Nafas.
The paypal picture was taken by a source, she says, when she bought an ebook on the Iranian platform Taaghche.com
