3 “Total Population of Islamic Republic of Iran,” World Bank, accessed June 1, 2021. Iran has a population of eighty-three million, making it the nineteenth most populous country globally, and the third most populous in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) after Turkey and Egypt. This report will explore the social media habits of Iranians and how the clerical establishment is repressing the online space. While humor and satire have always been part of Iranian culture, the advent of the Digital Age-the use of social media and messaging apps specifically-has shaped Iranians’ lives in ways the leadership of the Islamic Republic could never have predicted. 2 Larry Diamond, “Liberation Technology,” Journal of Democracy 21, 3, July 2010, 70. So, why does this matter? This video is emblematic of how Iranian netizens are using information and communications technology (ICT), as well as the creativity with which they are pushing to expand economic, cultural, and political boundaries under the Islamic Republic of Iran. What do you think the next generation be like? *face with cold sweat*,” Instagram, April 28, 2019. Lucky those who were born with little (body) hair. My heart bleeds for the generation of the and some of the. 1 HM, Mary “Based off the memory of my aunt’s school. The scene is from an Instagram satire video comparing Iranian youth of the 1980s-when students dressed much more conservatively and feared their teachers-to the present day. “What’s your problem?” a high-school student with platinum blonde hair sticking out of her headscarf barks to her teacher. Commercial, cultural, and entertainment social media.

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