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Tag : Net Neutrality

April 5, 2019

Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Accused of Giving Influencers “Perks” to Help Bury Security Ties

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi Denies Future Presidential Bid Amid rumors that Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi is eyeing a future presidential bid, investigations by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) reveal that organized ...

January 4, 2019

Judicial Official Announces Order to Block Instagram Less Than a Year After Banning Telegram Messaging App

Judicial Order Tied to Previously Undeclared Policy of App Usage Level Eight months after Iran blocked the country’s most widely used messaging app, Telegram, a deputy prosecutor has announced a judicial order to also filter Instagram ...

August 15, 2018

Rouhani’s Telecom Minister Has Not Fulfilled Most of the Nine Pledges He Made Since Starting His Post

Since Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi was approved by Iran’s Parliament as the minister of Information and Communications Technology on August 20, 2017, internet control, censorship and surveillance by the state have expanded significantly according ...

December 21, 2017

US Repeal of Net Neutrality Harms Internet Freedom at Home and Abroad

December 21, 2017 -- The decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal net neutrality rules has given a green light to repressive countries like Iran to continue trampling on internet freedom at home. Activists ...

December 7, 2017

Rouhani Admin’s New “Fair Usage” Internet Price Rates Violate Net Neutrality

Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi. Seven months into President Hassan Rouhani’s second term, his Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has ...

November 18, 2017

Iranian Official Threatens “Restrictions” on Social Media Networks That Reject State Censorship Policies

A senior official representing Iran’s top internet regulation body has threatened to take action against social media applications that refuse to comply with the country’s strict censorship rules ...

May 5, 2017

Iran’s Mobile and Internet Service Providers Offer Discount For Limiting Usage to State-Approved Websites

To discourage users in Iran from accessing websites that have not been sanctioned by the government, mobile and internet service companies are offering a discount to those who limit their online access to a ...

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