Iranian Officials Trade Barbs In Dispute Over Internet Censorship
Some 40 million Iranians are believed to use the Telegram messenger app on their smartphones. Iranian officials have traded barbs in a public dispute over the hugely popular messaging app Telegram. Hard-line conservatives have long pushed for more restrictions on the Telegram app, which, according to its CEO Pavel Durov, has 40 million active users among Iran's 80-million population. The government of President Hassan Rohani, a relative moderate who has promised Iranians less censorship, appears to be resisting the pressure. On July 26, the ...
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