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…
Tag Archives: Iran’s Filtering Committee
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…
Minister calls for looser rules around web access
Iran’s minister of culture and guidance called for the easing of restrictions on web access by the Committee for the Determination of…
Instagram gets blocked, then unblocked in Iran
For approximately 12 hours, Instagram became the latest apparent victim of Iran’s Internet censorship system commonly known as the “Filternet.” The blocking of Instagram was…
Iran government minister: Media bans may seem ‘laughable’ in 5 years
In what is widely seen as a high-level official’s latest criticism of Iran’s unpopular – and largely ignored – bans on information…
Iranian journalists protest performance of filtering committee
More than one hundred journalist and cyber activists have protested the performance of Iran’s filtering committee, Mehr reported. In a statement issued on…
Iran’s Web censors vs. Google Reader
Google’s much-dreaded announcement on the coming demise of Google Reader has alarmed users in Iran — and drawn attention to the scale and…
EU targets Iranian judges, media bosses with sanctions
(Reuters) – The European Union imposed sanctions on Tuesday on an Iranian police unit monitoring the Internet, as well on several judges…
Iran blocks use of tool to get around Internet filter
(Reuters) – Iranian authorities have blocked the use of most “virtual private networks”, a tool that many Iranians use to get around…
Iran blocks “illegal” VPN filter pass software
TEHRAN— Iranian government has blocked the “illegal” VPN (virtual private network) filter pass software which was used here as a means of…
Iran blocks Voice of Russia’s Persian-language website
Iran has blocked the Persian-language website of the Voice of Russia, which is financed by the Russian government, the international broadcaster has…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hold exercises in Strait of Hormuz
Iran news headlines on Sunday include IRGC testing new equipments and battle tactics in the strategic Strait of Hormuz; Iran’s Filtering Committee accusing Google of spying…
Google is spying users: Iran’s Filtering Committee
A few months ago Iran’s Filtering Committee decided to block all services offered by Google including but not limited to Gmail and…