Iran fights Western culture on the Internet
In Iran, on Sunday, many of the world's most popular sites, including Amazon.com and YouTube, became unavailable. Providers operating in this country were instructed by the government to block these resources, reports The Guardian .
The network encyclopedia Wikipedia , the cinema resource IMDB.com , and the site of The New York Times newspaper were also banned. When you try to open one of these resources, a message appears on the screen stating that "The requested page is not allowed."
The blocking of well-known sites was a continuation of the campaign launched in the country to combat the “depraved” influence of Western culture, in particular films and music. In October, the Iranian leadership obliged Internet providers to limit the speed of Internet access to private clients and Internet cafes. According to the representative of the Ministry of Communications, these restrictions will be valid until the new state rules for using high-speed access to the Network are issued.
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Iranian authorities have already attempted to restrict their citizens in access to information from Western sources. In addition to the sites of the opposition, large information resources were included in the category of “dangerous” One of the loudest scandals associated with closed access to the news site BBCPersian.com in Farsi. This most popular BBC project in a foreign language was visited monthly by about 30 million users, half of them being Iranians. The BBC leadership expressed its concern over the actions of the Iranian authorities. "Blocking the site deprived many Iranian Internet users of access to a reliable source of independent and impartial information," the management said in a statement. A request from the corporation was sent to the Iranian government with a demand to restore access. A response or comment about the current situation from the Iranian authorities has not followed until now.
Tehran has been repeatedly criticized by human rights activists for attempting to restrict freedom of speech on the Web. Last month, Reporters Without Borders, a human rights group, ranked Iran among a group of 13 countries that were named “enemies of the Internet” in the report. The organization’s report noted that the authorities are blocking Internet sites, and some bloggers have been convicted.
In addition, the Iranian government conducts tough pro-government propaganda on the Internet, for which it has employed hundreds of bloggers.
The network encyclopedia Wikipedia , the cinema resource IMDB.com , and the site of The New York Times newspaper were also banned. When you try to open one of these resources, a message appears on the screen stating that "The requested page is not allowed."
The blocking of well-known sites was a continuation of the campaign launched in the country to combat the “depraved” influence of Western culture, in particular films and music. In October, the Iranian leadership obliged Internet providers to limit the speed of Internet access to private clients and Internet cafes. According to the representative of the Ministry of Communications, these restrictions will be valid until the new state rules for using high-speed access to the Network are issued.
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Iranian authorities have already attempted to restrict their citizens in access to information from Western sources. In addition to the sites of the opposition, large information resources were included in the category of “dangerous” One of the loudest scandals associated with closed access to the news site BBCPersian.com in Farsi. This most popular BBC project in a foreign language was visited monthly by about 30 million users, half of them being Iranians. The BBC leadership expressed its concern over the actions of the Iranian authorities. "Blocking the site deprived many Iranian Internet users of access to a reliable source of independent and impartial information," the management said in a statement. A request from the corporation was sent to the Iranian government with a demand to restore access. A response or comment about the current situation from the Iranian authorities has not followed until now.
Tehran has been repeatedly criticized by human rights activists for attempting to restrict freedom of speech on the Web. Last month, Reporters Without Borders, a human rights group, ranked Iran among a group of 13 countries that were named “enemies of the Internet” in the report. The organization’s report noted that the authorities are blocking Internet sites, and some bloggers have been convicted.
In addition, the Iranian government conducts tough pro-government propaganda on the Internet, for which it has employed hundreds of bloggers.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/4779/
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