Tag Archives : Iran

Iran Cracks Down on Gmail Access – Offers New Email Service as Alternative

Iran Cracks Down on Gmail Access – Offers New Email Service as Alternative

Image via Wikipedia It looks like Gmail will never see light of the day again in Iran. With the Iranian revolution anniversary around the corner, Iran’s telecommunication agency has ‘permanently’ suspended Google’s popular email service – Gmail, with immediate effect. Over the last few days, people from many cities in Iran have reported disruptions regarding Internet and Text Message [...]
Yahoo Released Email Addresses And Names Of Its Users To Iran

Yahoo Released Email Addresses And Names Of Its Users To Iran

It looks like Yahoo collaborated with Iran during the election protests, releasing 200,000 email addresses and names of people who have or had blogs. When Iranians protested on the streets, the authorities blocked or restricted access to many Internet sites, including Yahoo and Google. While Google’s problem was solved in less than 48 hours, Yahoo representatives had to meet with Iranian authorities. [...]
Facebook supressing freedom of speech

Facebook supressing freedom of speech

We came across a very interesting article on Demonized, that we just had to share with you. Facebook being the largest social networking website in the world has also managed to supress freedom of speech and contribute to the suppression of breaking news. Since the last few weeks, Facebook along with twitter and youtube has proved essential for Iranians to release information and spread videos and [...]
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