@nikitabier Privacy should be optional for the user, not something the platform decides for them. Even a regional hint can endanger activists, journalists and dissidents. If you truly understood the risks activists face, this feature wouldn’t ship like this. A toggle won’t protect everyone.

X’s decision to disclose users’ locations shows a total disregard for privacy and safety. This change has put refugees who are stranded in unsafe countries at risk. The feature was introduced with little notice and without any guidance for vulnerable users. Any potential benefit

From my interview with Eli Lake (before U.S. entered the war): Mehdi Yahyanejad, a well-known Iranian American democracy activist who works on defeating the regime’s internet censorship, said Trump’s recent warnings to Khamenei have changed the dynamics on the ground in Iran.

The Iranian regime’s pursuit of nukes cost Iran nearly $2 trillion in economic damage. Now, its nuclear program is crippled, proxies weakened, missiles destroyed. All that’s left are armed thugs on Iran’s streets; clinging to power with nothing left to offer.

🚨 NEW IRAN BREAKDOWN 🚨 EP. 11 | Digital Resistance @mehdiy grew up under the Islamic Republic, studied at Iran’s MIT—and then America’s MIT. Now he’s using code to fight the regime from the outside. This could be the first AI-enabled revolution. The regime can be cracked.

I spoke on @mdubowitz’s podcast about how AI can be used to help people in Iran coordinate more effectively against the regime. There’s a lot we can learn from how U.S. presidential campaigns mobilize volunteers. Lessons that can be adapted to organize large-scale protests and

1/The article from Forbes discusses the thriving black market for Starlink terminals in Iran, highlighting the efforts of Mehdi Yahyanejad and Ahmad Ahmadian in this context. Mehdi Yahyanejad is a key figure in promoting internet freedom in Iran. https://t.co/naEpNysALS

The direct Starlink to cell service is going to be a game changer for connectivity in remote places. Also, the hope is that it can overcome legal and technical hurdles and become available in countries with heavy censorship (my interview in Persian). https://t.co/xWZK6rSYez

It's all good and well that you can run DeepSeek R1 locally, but you still won't escape its CCP programming constraints. This is straight out of Robocop! Wouldn't install this model on your new Tesla humanoid power droid in case of a conflict over Taiwan!

I recently shared my story with the Memory of Nations project, reflecting on my time as a political prisoner in Iran and my path as an activist. Grateful for the chance to preserve these memories and inspire resilience.

My recommendations to correct the H1b visa process.

I have experienced firsthand the challenges posed by the limitations of H1B visas in the startup and nonprofit sectors. We simply don't have enough qualified engineers in the US to keep us competitive. The need for H1b visas is even more acute for startups and nonprofits who

Another lovely piece of propaganda by @Najmeh_Tehran on @FT that has completely ignored the REAL bill and just reported a piece that is the exact narrative of Iran's regime. The bill she talks about is going to create two class internet users and also going after VPN users in

In a world where activism often prioritizes personal gains and loud publicity, some groups are quietly making meaningful changes. Forbes recently highlighted the efforts of @mehdiy_fa and @AAhmadiyan , who managed to bring Starlink equipment to Iran. Their initiative has

https://t.co/Qf9dWBsqbT Forbes' report on our efforts to send Starlink terminals to Iran during the 2022 protests in Iran: "In the months that followed the September 2022 protests, Mehdi Yahyanejad, an Iranian-American activist in Los Angeles, used funds from local nonprofits

کنفرانس سالانه نوفدی؛ مهدی یحیی‌نژاد: نقش اینترنت در روشنگری و رساندن اطلاعات به مردم ایران بسیار مهم است

At the NUFDI conference, I argued for a fresh approach to harnessing technology for change in Iran. Iranian dissidents have been urging protests on social media with little success. We need to build new tools to help people organize and mobilize. https://t.co/92BMZmOjwy