Iran blocked access to Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday, a day after it
unblocked the sites. Thousands of Iranians on Monday got on the sites directly without
having to evade a government’s firewall.
Thomas Erdbrink, the New York Times correspondent in Tehran, tweeted yesterday with updates on the sites being unblocked, and today on them being blocking again: (@ThomasErdbrink)
Thomas Erdbrink, the New York Times correspondent in Tehran, tweeted yesterday with updates on the sites being unblocked, and today on them being blocking again: (@ThomasErdbrink)
“Okay
people the rumors are true, this is my first tweet ever using Iran's state cell
phone internet service without VPN!!!” (3pm EST, Monday)
“Hello world, we are tweeting without restrictions from Iran.” (Monday)
“Is Iran's Berlin Wall of internet censorship crumbling down? I am tweeting from Tehran from my cell without restrictions.” (Monday)
“Both twitter and FB have been filtered since 2009 protests. For years Iranians had to use special software for access.” (Monday)
“Hello world, we are tweeting without restrictions from Iran.” (Monday)
“Is Iran's Berlin Wall of internet censorship crumbling down? I am tweeting from Tehran from my cell without restrictions.” (Monday)
“Both twitter and FB have been filtered since 2009 protests. For years Iranians had to use special software for access.” (Monday)
“That feeling when the Iranian authorities finally decide you
are wise enough to use Twitter and FB...” (Monday)
“Twitter and Facebook are once again blocked in
Iran, with one (hardline) official saying yesterday's unexpected openness was a
‘glitch.’” (Tuesday, 5:58am)
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif all maintain very active Twitter and Facebook accounts to connect to the world. But the citizens are prohibited to tweet or access FB.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif all maintain very active Twitter and Facebook accounts to connect to the world. But the citizens are prohibited to tweet or access FB.
To reach the sites, Iranians began using virtual private network, or
VPN, software to connect through computers located outside the country, though
the telecommunications ministry eventually deployed technology to block much of
that kind of traffic as well.
Several hardline politicians have made public comments in recent days calling Facebook “a Zionist tool.”
Several hardline politicians have made public comments in recent days calling Facebook “a Zionist tool.”
" Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif all maintain very active Twitter and Facebook accounts to connect to the world. But the citizens are prohibited to tweet or access FB."
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