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‘Internet censorship not working’

International Desk |
Update: 2014-09-07 10:45:00
‘Internet censorship not working’ Photo Courtesy: telegraph.co.uk

DHAKA: Iran president Hassan Rouhani re-entered Iran’s feverish debate on internet censorship and gender segregation Sunday, saying neither policy was in the country’s interest.

Rouhani was elected last year having pledged to be more moderate on social issues after his conservative predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s eight-year tenure, but he has encountered resistance.

Iran has a policy of filtering online content, which leaves popular websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube inaccessible without the use of illegal software.

Iranian authorities are also often accused of deliberately slowing down the internet to make many websites harder to access, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 2021 HRS, SEP 07, 2014

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