A court in Iran has summoned the countrys telecoms minister to investigate why he failed to filter photo-sharing website Instagram, among other charges filed against him. A spokesman of the telecoms ministry said in a Wednesday tweet that Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi had returned to his office after being questioned by investigating judges in the ...

IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif began his third online lecture via Instagram social networking service that is on Power Shifts and New Players in the Transitional Period". The live talk is now being broadcast through the Instagram account of Tehran Universitys Faculty of World Studies. Zarif delivered lectures on The World ...

Al-Monitor - The remarks by the head of the Islamic Development Organization follow last month's arrest of a popular Instagram star. A top Iranian official lashed out against Instagram this week, saying the popular social media network for photos is responsible for immorality. The head of the Islamic Development Organization, Mohammad Qomi, said ...

FNA - Social networking websites Facebook and Instagram both disabled the accounts of renowned Tehran University Professor and analyst Seyed Mohammad Marandi on Saturday in yet another low for the freedom of expression in the US that has already shut down social media pages of tens of Iranian analysts and officials. My accounts on Facebook and Instagram ...

Sputnik - The detained 22-year old Instagram model admitted that she had not finished high school, apparently focusing her efforts on pursuing fame on social media. The Iranian social media personality known as Sahar Tabar, who was arrested earlier this month at the behest of the Tehran's Islamic guidance court due to numerous requests ...

Economic Times - Iran has arrested an Instagram celebrity famous for drastically altering her appearance through cosmetic surgery, Tasnim news agency has reported. The social media star known as Sahar Tabar was detained on the orders of Tehran's guidance court, which deals with "cultural crimes and social and moral corruption", Tasnim said late Saturday....

MNA Deputy Head of National Center for Cyberspace Amir Khorakian said on Wednesday that Islamic Republic of Iran follows up measures taken by Apple, Google and Instagram against the country within the framework of legal and international rules. We are pursuing independency of the country in the field of cyberspace, he reiterated. The issue of ...

Al-Monitor - "Sorry, this page isn't available." That's the message that now greetsInstagram users trying to access accounts purportedly run bytop figures of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Last week, President Donald Trump designated the IRGC a "foreign terrorist organization," andaday after the measure took effect, Instagram banned ...

MNA Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs severely criticized the way freedom of speech works in Western societies. In a Sunday tweet, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian noted that he had posted a photo of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Instagram but the social media platform has removed it It ...

MNA Secretary of Criminal Content Definition Task Force said that the order for filtering Instagram social network in Iran has been issued by the Judiciary Branch. Javad Javidnia said Tuesday that the Iranian government had promised to control the content of this social network using smart filtering, however, no resultis obtained despite ...

MNA Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace said that Iran is after replacing Instagram with a domestic platform and such an alternative has already been developed. Abolhassan Firouzabadi didnt provide further detail on the domestic platform and said that Iran needs to offer a better and a more comprehensive alternative for the US-based ...

MNA Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace said that it is essential for Instagram to have a responsive representative in Iran. Abolhassan Firouzabadi made the remarks on Sunday on the sideline of an IT-related project inauguration ceremony in Tehran. According to a regulation passed by the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, every foreign-...

IFP - Sorayya Allahverdi is an Iranian woman who has worked a miracle by bringing separated families together through her relentless efforts in social networks. Sorayya created a special Instagram account after a little Iranian girl named Atena Aslani disappeared in her neighbourhood in Ardabil. Since then, her account has turned into a hub ...

IFP - An Iranian couple has, in a humanitarian move, shared photos of needy children on their Instagram page to provide the opportunity for benevolent people to help deprived families. Saeedeh Delmoradi, a young teacher who teaches at a school for exceptional children, and her husband Mohammad Mousavian, have managed to build a new life for ...

Financial Tribune- Instagram hit 24 million active users in Iran in January, making the country the seventh biggest market for the photo-sharing app. Iran has 80 million people, which means that 30% of the local population use Instagram, online statistics service Statista reported. The US-based company last November added support for languages ...

FNA - Instagram social media networking once again shut down the page of Iran's IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, who led the war that defeated the ISIL terrorist group, an unexplained move that has surprised many across the world. The social media company didnt provide any explanations for closing the account which had tens ...

AP--Iran state TV is reporting that authorities have blocked Instagram and the messaging app Telegram. State TVs website reported the decision Sunday, citing an anonymous source who said it was in line with maintaining peace and security of the citizens. The source said: With a decision by the Supreme National Security Council, activities ...

Al-Monitor | Holly Dagres: Fatemeh sits in the driver's seat of the car with a PlayStation 4 on her lap. Happy Birthday, she shouts at her husband as he hops in the car. Mohamaad is ecstatic and asks if his wife got him games, too. She answers, No, I dont know what games you want, but you can go to the Play Store and get them yourself! In the next ...

Financial Tribune- Instagram has added support for languages that are written and read from right to left, namely Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew. According to company statistics, there are more than 60 million Instagram users in the MENA region. After Telegram, Instagram is the second most used social media application in Iran with some 20 million ...

Sputnik - The astonishing physique of Iranian bodybuilder Sajad Gharibi has earned him plaudits and a host of nicknames, from "Hercules" to "Hulk;" in an exclusive interview with Sputnik, the 25-year-old shares the secrets of his success. IranianbodybuilderSajad Gharibi has captured the attention ofinternet users withhis hulkish physique,...