The Times of Israel – March 14, 2026
By: Tom Barfield
“Created by US-based nonprofit NetFreedom Pioneers, Toosheh is a ‘filecasting’ technology using home satellite TV equipment to broadcast encrypted data to people in Iran.
“Users record from the Toosheh satellite TV channel onto a USB stuck plugged into their set-top box, which they can then decrypt using a special app installed on their phone or computer.
“From that initial download, the data can be copied and shared across multiple households.
“The group estimated around three million active users in Iran across 2025, with ‘thousands to hundreds of thousands… since the (internet) shutdown in January,’ the group’s director of projects Emilia James told AFP.
“Since people tune in to a broadcast signal, there is no way for the government to track them, she added.”
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