Iran orders punishment for Instagram couple in exile for their posts
4 years, 8 months ago

Iran orders punishment for Instagram couple in exile for their posts

Op India  

A couple from Iran, Ahmad Moin-Shirazi and Shabnam Shahrokhi, has been sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison, 74 lashes and three months of unpaid labour in absentia by the Iranian court, for posting “propaganda against the regime”, “obscene and vulgar” content and “spreading moral corruption” through their popular Instagram account, reported the Iranian new channel Radio Farda. With over half a million followers on Instagram, Moin-Shirazi, an entrepreneur and former kickboxing champion was sentenced to nine years in prison, while Shabnam Shahrokhi was sentenced to seven years in prison, 74 lashes and three months of unpaid labour by the country’s Revolutionary Court system. In January last year, authorities in Iran were preparing to block access to Instagram, extending their crackdown on social media to the only major platform still freely available. However, despite attempts by the regime to restrict the access, million of Iranians stay connected to the world through social media platforms, even if it means skirting government restrictions.

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Iran To Ease Internet Restrictions By Allowing WhatsApp, Google Play Access: Report
Top News
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Iran To Ease Internet Restrictions By Allowing WhatsApp, Google Play Access: Report

ABP News  

Iranian authorities have reportedly approved lifting the ban on Meta's WhatsApp and Google Play, state media reported. “A positive majority vote has been reached to lift limitations on access to some popular foreign platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play,” IRNA stated on Tuesday, reported Reuters. Strict Restrictions Iran has maintained strict controls over internet access, with several platforms, including …

Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said the country’s Supreme Council of Cyber Space made the decision in a meeting led by reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has vowed to remove restrictions on …

Turkey blocks access to Instagram. It’s in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief, reports say
5 months, 1 week ago

Turkey blocks access to Instagram. It’s in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief, reports say

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country. Uraloglu’s deputy, Omer Fatih Sayan, wrote on X: “We will do what is needed to establish a social media that respects our values, is free of disinformation, and is cleaner and more secure.” …

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

New Indian Express  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip, the company confirmed Friday. Khamenei himself has been targeted by U.S. sanctions since 2019 …

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
11 months ago

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip, the company confirmed Friday. Khamenei and accounts associated with the supreme leader had …

Meta bans Instagram, Facebook accounts of Iran's Khamenei for ‘violating’ content policy
11 months ago

Meta bans Instagram, Facebook accounts of Iran's Khamenei for ‘violating’ content policy

Hindustan Times  

Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for violating its content policy. "We have removed these accounts for repeatedly violating our Dangerous Organizations & Individuals policy," a Meta spokesperson told AFP. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Though Meta did not mention the Israel-Hamas war, the company has …

Protest-hit Iran says WhatsApp, Instagram to remain blocked
1 year, 11 months ago

Protest-hit Iran says WhatsApp, Instagram to remain blocked

Live Mint  

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed that WhatsApp and Instagram will remain blocked in the country, blaming the online platforms for stoking protests that started over four months ago. Raisi charged that the two platforms, owned by US internet giant Meta, "were at the root of the insecurity in the country during the recent riots", speaking on national television Tuesday …

Iran & Women’s rights: How Gen Z is using social media to challenge patriarchal laws
2 years ago

Iran & Women’s rights: How Gen Z is using social media to challenge patriarchal laws

India TV News  

Iran has been going through a surgical phase in terms of women’s rights as the country witnessed unprecedented agitation against patriarchal hijab laws. But what makes this movement different is how young women are tapping into social media to elevate their own agency and challenge the country’s patriarchal laws. Although the constitutional revolution aimed to establish legal and social reforms …

In protests over death of Mahsa Amini, internet is key to planning. Can Iran block access?
2 years, 3 months ago

In protests over death of Mahsa Amini, internet is key to planning. Can Iran block access?

LA Times  

A police motorcycle burns in Tehran during a protest on Sept. 19, 2022, over the death of a young woman in police custody. “In 2019, everybody was shocked authorities could impose a massive internet shutdown, but this time many predicted it would happen,” said Mahbod, a 27-year-old student at Tehran’s Sharif University. “Cheap ones you need to switch every three …

31 killed, several arrested: How Iran's protests continue to spread a week after woman's death in hijab arrest
2 years, 3 months ago

31 killed, several arrested: How Iran's protests continue to spread a week after woman's death in hijab arrest

Firstpost  

The protests over the death of an Iranian woman are the biggest in the Islamic Republic since the November 2019 unrest over fuel price rises, and are marked this time by the presence of large numbers of women Paris: Iran has been rocked by a week of protests over the death last week of a young woman, who was arrested …

No Instagram, Whatsapp in Iran as hijab protests grow: Internet curbs explained
2 years, 3 months ago

No Instagram, Whatsapp in Iran as hijab protests grow: Internet curbs explained

Hindustan Times  

Iran blocked access to Instagram and WhatsApp imposing drastic restrictions on internet access on Thursday. Iran Hijab Protests: Iranian demonstrators taking to the streets of the capital Tehran during a protest for Mahsa Amini. "In accordance with a decision by officials, it has no longer been possible to access Instagram in Iran since yesterday evening and access to WhatsApp is …

Iran restricts WhatsApp, Instagram as Mahsa Amini protests grow
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran restricts WhatsApp, Instagram as Mahsa Amini protests grow

Al Jazeera  

NetBlocks says the outage is the ‘most severe’ since the internet was blocked during 2019’s fuel protests. Iran has curbed access to social media networks Instagram and WhatsApp amid protests over the death of a woman in police custody, according to residents and internet watchdog NetBlocks. Last week’s death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police in …

Iranians see widespread internet blackout amid mass protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Iranians see widespread internet blackout amid mass protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians experienced a near-total internet blackout on Wednesday amid days of mass protests against the government over the death of a woman held by the country’s morality police for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code. “We’re seeing internet service, including mobile data, being blocked in Iran in the past couple of hours,” Doug Madory, director …

Iranians see widespread internet outages amid mass protests over Mahsa Amini’s death
2 years, 3 months ago

Iranians see widespread internet outages amid mass protests over Mahsa Amini’s death

The Hindu  

Iranians experienced widespread internet outages on Wednesday amid days of mass protests against the government, including a loss of access to Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the last Western social media platforms available in the country. “We’re seeing internet service, including mobile data, being blocked in Iran in the past couple of hours,” Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at …

80 million people in Russia would lose access to Instagram on Monday
2 years, 9 months ago

80 million people in Russia would lose access to Instagram on Monday

India Today  

Russia is all set to ban Instagram and the head Adam Mosseri is not happy about it. Previously, a Meta spokesperson had said that the company had made temporary allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate Facebook’s hate speech guidelines, such as 'death to the Russian invaders. Post Meta’s new guidelines, Russia’s media regulator said that it …

Iranians fear new bill will restrict internet even further
3 years, 5 months ago

Iranians fear new bill will restrict internet even further

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — For Ali Hedieloo, a 40-year-old making wooden furniture in Iran’s capital, Instagram is more than just a surfeit of glossy images. Iran moved last week toward further government restrictions on Instagram and other apps, as hard-line lawmakers agreed to discuss a bill that many fear will undermine communication, wipe out livelihoods and open the door to the …

Iran’s president criticizes prosecution of telecom minister
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran’s president criticizes prosecution of telecom minister

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized Iran’s hard-liner dominated judiciary over last week’s prosecution of the countrys telecommunications minister. Judiciary officials cited his refusal to block Instagram and impose limitations on the bandwidth of other foreign social media and messaging systems. Under pressure from hard-liners, the Iranian government has long blocked access to many websites and …

Erdogan’s push for more social media laws is another step towards silencing dissent
4 years, 5 months ago

Erdogan’s push for more social media laws is another step towards silencing dissent

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the meantime, an Internet savvy …

Facebook says it dismantles disinformation network tied to Iran's state media
4 years, 8 months ago

Facebook says it dismantles disinformation network tied to Iran's state media

Firstpost  

Facebook said it had removed eight networks in recent weeks, including one with links to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation. Iran’s state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at least 2011, targeting voters in countries including Britain and the United States, Facebook said on Tuesday. In a monthly …

Turkish ISP Blocks Social Media Sites Near Syrian Border
55 years ago

Turkish ISP Blocks Social Media Sites Near Syrian Border

Wired  

NetBlocks director Alp Toker says the length of the restriction is notable. It dwarfs the country’s last major social media blockage, when Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, and Instagram were cut off for seven hours in August 2016, he says. Turkish authorities have routinely blocked access to social media in parts of the country in recent years, usually in the wake …

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