Al-Arabia – In an effort to confront fake news and terrorism propaganda fomented by the Iranian regime, social media giants, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, have recently suspended and blocked a number of accounts, pages and channels affiliated with Iran.
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Iran Resumes Talks With Russia To Build New Nuclear Power Plant
radiofarda – Iran has resumed talks with Russia to build a new nuclear power plant capable of generating up to 3,000 megawatts of electricity, energy minister Reza Ardakanian said Saturday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
Read More »Trump Slams Social Media Firms As ‘Silencing Millions’
RadioFarda – WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump criticized social media companies on Friday for silencing “millions of people” in what he called an act of censorship.
Read More »Google Blocks Accounts In ‘Influence Operation’ Linked To Iran
radiofarda – Google said Thursday it blocked YouTube channels and other accounts over a misinformation campaign linked to Iran, on the heels of similar moves by Facebook and Twitter.
Read More »Britain will help redesign reactor after US pullout
radiofarda – Iran says Britain has stepped in to help it redesign a reactor following the U.S. withdrawal from Tehran’s nuclear agreement with world powers.
Read More »Facebook Deletes Political Misinformation Sites Linked To Iran, Russia
rferl.org – Facebook says it has removed 652 accounts and web pages linked to Russia and Iran for spreading political misinformation ahead of the November U.S. congressional elections.
Read More »Iran Defense Chief Vows Continued Missile Efforts, New Fighter Jet
radiofarda – Iran’s defense minister says the country will continue to focus efforts on developing missile capabilities and will next week unveil a new fighter jet amid U.S. efforts to curb Tehran’s weapons programs and regional influence.
Read More »Judicial Official Refuses to Lift Iran’s Ban on Twitter Despite Growing Use by State Officials
CHRI – After several state officials called on President Hassan Rouhani to make Twitter accessible in Iran, a hardline judicial official has said doing so would be a “crime.”
Read More »German Rail Operator, Deutsche Telekom End Iran Projects
Radiofarda – German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and Deutsche Telekom are ending projects in Iran after Washington imposed new sanctions against Tehran and said firms doing business with Iran would be barred from doing business with the United States.
Read More »Rouhani’s Telecom Minister Has Not Fulfilled Most of the Nine Pledges He Made Since Starting His Post
CHRI – 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 to a review by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
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