Rouhani administration pushes back against Telegram blocking
Al-Monitor- Amid fresh reports that the Iranian authorities are planning to block the popular messaging app Telegram, moderate President Hassan Rouhani has…
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Iranians not banned from Twitter activity
IRNA – Although Twitter corporation is legally banned from having activity in Iran, the Iranians are not banned from Twitter access, Iran’s…
Internet censorship a double-edged sword for Tehran
Al-Monitor | Maysam Bizaer: “Everything stopped suddenly. We are literally out of work now,” Alireza, a 24-year-old university student living in Tehran,…
Iran state TV says Instagram, Telegram blocked
AP–Iran state TV is reporting that authorities have blocked Instagram and the messaging app Telegram. State TV’s website reported the decision Sunday,…
Vaezi defends internet filtering system
Iran has devised a system that automatically filters offensive websites and “cleans” the Internet of indecent content, said Iran’s Communications and Information…
Telegram cooperation on filtering unethical channels satisfactory: Minister
Tehran, April 12, IRNA – The Telegram social network has made satisfactory cooperation with Iran in filtering unethical channels, says Iran’s minister…
No decision made to filter Telegram, Instagram
Tehran, Oct 28, IRNA – A member of Group designated to Define Accounts of Crime in Virtual Space said on Wednesday that…
Iran to complete ‘smart web filtering’ project by year-end: Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi announced that the country plans to complete a project on…
Telegram filtering disputed
In less than 140 characters, Telegram breaks the news: “Local network providers are limiting Telegram traffic in Iran. We are trying to…
Iran admits new technology makes censorship redundant
TEHRAN: The Internet and the proliferation of satellite technology mean Iran can no longer control foreign news and television broadcasts, the country’s…
IRGC unit tightens monitoring of online crimes
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says it is intensifying its monitoring of online crimes on social networks, specifically Facebook. The IRGC…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 8
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has…
“National Internet” to be tested in Qom before countrywide roll-out
Iran’s Minister of Communications says a significant budget has been set aside for launching the so-called “National Internet” and it remains one…
Iran censors ‘offensive’ Instagram pictures
Iran has started censoring images posted on photo sharing app Instagram, removing content deemed “offensive” as part of a government project to…
Iran news round up – December 19, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Enemies using cyberspace to undermine Iran, official warns
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian judiciary official raised the alarm over the cultural onslaught that enemies have launched against Iran through…
Iran’s coverage: Source close to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team: No halt to Iran’s enrichment R&D
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: No Halt to Iran’s Enrichment R&D: Source A source close to Iran’s…
Iran minister says all web surfers to be ‘identified’
TEHRAN: Iran’s telecommunications minister has said his technicians are developing a system to identify any Internet user in the country at the…
Iran’s coverage: Iran releases flight footage of U.S. drone replica
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Flight footage of Iranian version of US drone released The footage of…
Iran’s Internet police warn govt of Instagram ban
TEHRAN: A body tasked with policing the Internet laid down a two-month deadline for Iran’s government to regularise the use of Instagram or…
Iran news round up October 1, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iran daily: “Zionists control information to US leaders” — Head of military
The head of Iran’s military, explaining Tehran’s distrust of the US Government, has said that “Zionists” are controlling America’s leaders through their…
Iran Judiciary orders blocking of Viber, Tango, WhatsApp
Iran’s Judiciary has ordered the ministry of communications to block social networking services such as Viber, Tango and WhatsApp over dissemination of derogatory content.…
Iran daily: FM Zarif “any nuclear deal better than no deal”, as talks resume
As nuclear talks resume between Iran and the 5+1 Powers (US, Britain, Germany, France, China, and Russia) in New York, Iranian Foreign…
Turkey unveils legislation to tighten control over Internet
Turkey’s lawmakers have passed a law expanding the powers of its telecoms authority and tightening Internet controls. The regulations are part of…
Iran’s coverage: Zarif, Ashton meet for nuclear talks, Mann says
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Zarif, Ashton meet for nuclear talks: Mann Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…
Iran president urges clerics to tolerate Internet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president Monday urged the country’s clerics to be more tolerant of the Internet and new technologies, which…
Senior Iranian Ayatollah says high-speed mobile internet is un-Islamic
Asenior Iranian hard-line cleric says high-speed mobile Internet and third generation mobile services are “un-Islamic” and violate “human and moral norms”. Grand…
Iran jails 8 youths for Facebook posts, reports say
TEHRAN – A revolutionary court in Iran has jailed eight young people for a total of 127 years for anti-regime posts on…
MP slams censorship of Persian-language news
Iranian MP Ali Motahari says the censorship of Persian-language networks is not right and should be avoided. IRNA reports that Motahari said:…
Iran says will not hesitate to defend Iraq holy sites
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Rouhani: Iranians would protect holy shrines in Iraq Iran’s president has…
No plan for mobile social networks blocking
TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – A member of Committee for Determining Examples of Criminal Web Content has said the Committee has no…
Hashemi: online censorship would backfire
TEHRAN, June 15 (MNA) – The head of Expediency Discernment Council of the System has said those who have no place in…
‘Iran backs Syrians’ election choice’
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran backs Syrians’ election choice: Offical A senior Iranian official says Tehran…
Hassan Khomeini: No return to pre-Internet era
Tehran, June 3, IRNA – Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the Founder of the Islamic Republic, here on Monday said it…
Iran daily: Supreme Leader calls for “vigilance against enemy plots”
The Supreme Leader continued his tactic of tough talk, while supporting Iran’s nuclear talks with the 5+1 Powers, on Tuesday. Speaking to ambassadors…
Gov. endorses criminal content filtering
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – A member of Committee for Determining Examples of Criminal Web Content has said government endorses criminal content…
Iran moves to ease Internet censorship via ‘smart filtering’
Iran plans to loosen Internet censorship by introducing “smart filtering” which only keeps out sites the Islamic government considers immoral, Communications Minister…
Facebook likely to be widely accessible in Iran soon – Tehran
Facebook will most likely be widely accessible in Tehran as well as all over Iran in the near future according to Iran’s…