Iran bans Facebook ahead of election
Telegraph
24-May-2009 (2 comments)

Blogs and websites have become an important campaign tool for Mir Hossein Mousavi, the leading reformist candidate, to mobilise Iran's critical youth vote before the June 12 ballot.

Iranian authorities often block anything on the internet considered critical of the Islamic regime, but the timing of the latest move suggested it was done to target opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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    Capt ayhab,   You’re

    by Farhad Kashani on Tue May 26, 2009 02:52 PM PDT

    Capt ayhab,

     

    You’re irrational hate for Israel which has reached anti Semitism levels, has caused you to miss the most obvious realities!!!! It’s really sad.

     

    There is a difference between shutting down a site and saying "be vigilant" about a site! All countries in the world ask their citizens to be vigilant about, for example, sexual content for minors on sites like Facebook. That’s OK. However, only a Fascist, barbaric, insecure, inhumane and un-Iranian illegal and illegitimate regime such as the IRI actually shuts them down for petty reason: freedom of speech!


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    capt_ayhab

    huh ;-)

    by capt_ayhab on Mon May 25, 2009 07:02 AM PDT

    I suppose this makes Israel a fascist state as well.

    //www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/DocView.asp...

    [The Israel Security Agency
    (Shin-Bet) has warned Israelis to be "vigilant and cautious" when using
    the Internet in view of increased online activity, especially on social
    networks, by terrorist organizations. The announcement came four months
    after Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, in which the Internet was an
    important tool in the battle between Israel and terrorist organizations]

    -YT


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