Europol disrupts thousands of IRGC online accounts

Europol has taken down more than 14,200 online posts, accounts and links tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including restricting the IRGC’s main X account — which had accumulated more than 150,000 followers — following the EU’s designation of the organization as a terrorist group in February, Euronews writes.

The operation, carried out by Europol’s EU Internet Referral Unit between Feb. 13 and April 28, involved law enforcement authorities from 19 countries.

Investigators said the IRGC had built a highly structured digital network spanning major social media platforms, streaming services, blog-hosting sites and independent websites. Content was distributed in Arabic, English, French, Persian, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia.

The EU formally designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization on Feb. 19, giving law enforcement the legal basis to move against its online infrastructure.