Tag: Iran

Iran Blocks Access To London 2012 Olympics Site
In a move that is not that rare or at all unheard of, the theocratic government in charge of the Republi...
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Obama Chastises Iran Over Internet Policies
The first day of spring is also the first day on the Iranian calendar, and on that day Iran celebrates the holiday of Nowruz. With families in Iran coming together today, the Whit...
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Israelis and Iranians Reach Out To Each Other On Facebook
Some Israeli and Iranian citizens are reaching out to each other via Facebook, in light of recent sentiments that a war between their countries...
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Iran Linked To Cyberattack on BBC
Iran's government has gone to some considerable lengths lately to muzzle the internet within the country's borders. Not content with only...
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Iran Blocks Email, Social Networking Sites Again Ahead Of Elections
Iran is once again cutting its citizens off from the internet in advance of the country’s parliamentary elections. According to reports circulating this morning, the country has bl...
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Googles Sites, Encrypted Search Return To Iran (For Now)
For now, it appears, Google has returned to the people of Iran. Last week the government blocked sites like Gmai...
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Iran May Have Shut Off All Internet Access Now
Confirming what was reported on Friday, Google said today...
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Iran May Be Blocking Web Sites
We’re one day away from the the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution that ended with the collapse of the royal r...
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Iranian Court Upholds Death Sentence For Web Developer
The highest court in Iran has upheld a death sentence for a web developer for "being part of a 'network of decadence on the Internet.'" Specifically, the Iran's Supreme Court ma...
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No More World Wide Web in Iran?
Iran may be in the process of switching off the Internet as we know it and switching over to an nationwide "intranet" that is controlled and approved by their cleric-run government...
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US Brings Virtual Embassy to Iran; Iran Shuts it Down
In the midst of rising tensions between Iran and the West over the country’s suspected bid to obtain nuclear weapons, the US State Department launched a...
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Internet Freedom Around The World [VIDEO]
The Internet doesn't mean the same thing everywhere in the world. Depending on where you go, access to all parts of the web can be limited to varying degrees. Governments and rul...
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Internet Freedom Report: U.S. Number 2, Iran Worst Oppressor
According to a report released by Freedom House titled Freedom on the Net 2011, Iran is the worst country when it comes to online freedom....
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Iran Implicated In Attack Targeting Google, Yahoo, Skype
Google, Yahoo, and Skype users in Iran should be extra cautious online from now on.  Evidence suggests that the Iranian government organized an attack focused on obtaining nine sec...
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Google Gives Google Earth, Picasa, Chrome Downloads to Iran
Some U.S. export controls and sanctions programs, which prohibited software downloads to Iran have now been lifted, and Google has...
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