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Imad Payande

Internet Governance Researcher and Policy Analyst
Joined on January 8, 2024
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Imad al-Din Payande is a researcher and policy analyst focusing on internet governance. He has been studying the intersection of internet governance and the digital economy in Iran for the past five years. His work centers on cyber-authoritarianism and explores the dynamics of popular activism in the context of authoritarian IG regimes.

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2025 - May 05	on	Why Digital Sovereignty Cannot Escape Its Own Contradictions? Reflections for Moving Forward
2025 - Feb 05	on	RCC Pushes for State-Led Internet Governance Ahead of WSIS+20 Review
2025 - Jan 09	on	Mark Zuckerberg's Content Moderation Overhaul: Prelude to a Fragmented Internet and a Threat to Truth
2024 - Dec 11	on	Multistakerholderism and Its Discontents: A Reply

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DNS , DNS Security , Internet Governance , Policy & Regulation , Access Providers , Censorship , ICANN ,

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The Sovereignty Paradox: What Iran’s 2026 Shutdown Reveals About the Fragmenting Internet

Feb 05, 2026
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Why Digital Sovereignty Cannot Escape Its Own Contradictions? Reflections for Moving Forward

May 01, 2025
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Views: 26,113

UN’s Global Digital Compact: A Fork in the Road for Internet Governance?

Oct 24, 2024
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Views: 18,894

Rethinking Digital Sovereignty: The Pitfalls of an Infrastructured Approach

Jul 17, 2024
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Views: 5,406

A Layered Approach to IG: Cooperation or Crisis!

Jan 09, 2024
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Views: 20,225

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