Hanif Bahari
Artwork
Editorial cartoon of a skeletal figure building a high wall while workers wait below

Artwork

Wall Builders, Ladder Sellers

Year
2026
Category
Editorial Cartoon
Medium
Mechanical pencil and digital coloring

Context

Internet filtering is not just a tool of censorship.

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It has also created a highly profitable market. Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah, executive vice president to President Masoud Pezeshkian, says VPN sales in Iran generate between 12 and 20 trillion tomans a year, yet it remains unclear who is profiting from this enormous market.