And so every regime invests in having student informers.
—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.
The pair, who were arrested in May 2022 while visiting Iran, were accused by Iranian state television of being spies who sought to stir up unrest, according to Reuters.
—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
The spies called it right, but the president went another direction.
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