There’s no doubt that Twitter has had a major impact on the Iranian revolution. You, too, can tweet the revolution providing you follow the rules. Below, an abbreviated version of the “#iranelection Cyberwar Guide for Beginners” found here (PDF).

1. Do not publicize proxy IPs over Twitter.

2. The only two legitimate hashtags being used by bloggers in Iran are #iranelection and #gr88.

3. Keep your bullshit filter up! Security forces are now setting up Twitter accounts to spread disinformation by posing as Iranian protesters. Please don’t retweet impetuously; try to confirm information with reliable sources before retweeting.

4. Help cover Iranian bloggers. Change your Twitter settings so that your location is TEHRAN and your time zone is GMT+3.30. Security forces are hunting for bloggers using location and timezone searches. If we all become ‘Iranians,’ it becomes impossible to find them.

5. Don’t blow their cover. If you discover a genuine source, please don’t publicize their name or their location

6. If you don’t know what you’re doing, stay out of this game.

7. Do spread the (legitimate) word. It works! When the bloggers asked for Twitter maintenance to be postponed using the #nomaintenance tag, it had the desired effect. As long as we spread good information, provide moral support to the protesters, and take our lead from legitimate bloggers, we can make a constructive contribution.

(Seen on The Stimulist, who received a link from Marjan (@marj), who pulled the list from a now-suspended website.)