Economic filtering"; where the right to access the Internet depends on purchasing power.
The increase in Internet rates in Iran, along with extensive filtering and the cost of purchasing tools to bypass restrictions, highlighted the issue of inequality in Internet access. Foish Azizudin, a researcher of digital rights and Internet policy, in an interview with Zamane Radio, says that the increase in costs strengthens the "economic layer of the Internet class" and turns the difference in income into inequality in the opportunity to learn, receive news and social participation. In proposing the concept of "economic filtering", he emphasizes the necessity of the operators' cost transparency, the government's responsibility and the citizens' participation in making decisions about tariffs.
Zamane Radio.