back to article Telegram in Iran crackdown

Foreign messaging apps are the latest to feel the breath of the Iranian government on their neck: they've been told that user messages have to be held in onshore servers. The country's Supreme Council of Cyberspace announced the rule through state media over the weekend, according to Reuters. The statement said “foreign …

  1. Alexander J. Martin

    Supreme Council of Cyberspace

    1. james 68

      Wait a second, now I'm confused. I thought the article was about Iran? Surely the "Supreme Council of Cyberspace" is an American invention institution?

      1. Mark 85
        Devil

        Surely the "Supreme Council of Cyberspace" is an American invention institution?

        It's actually a Google division with licensing to Facebook. Having servers in Iran won't stop the data being sent to wherever and processed for all the citizens advertising needs.

  2. Dieter Haussmann

    The Almighty Ayatollah should install an iFatwa against these infidels.

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