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  2. Internet censorship in Iran - Wikipedia

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    As of 2006, Iran's SmartFilter is configured to allow local Persian-language sites, and block prominent English-language sites, such as the BBC and Facebook. [128] By 2008, Iran had blocked access to more than five million websites , whose content was deemed as immoral and anti-social.

  3. Censorship in Iran - Wikipedia

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    The ban has also targeted gaming platforms, such as Steam, as well as popular social networking sites, like Facebook and YouTube, alongside some news websites. [ 36 ] Internet usage has also been shut down country-wide to limit the organization of protests.

  4. Censorship of Facebook - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh (like Iran, China and North Korea) had banned Facebook before. [14] The ban operated for about a month, precisely from November to December 2015. [15] The Awami League-led government of Bangladesh announced a countrywide ban on Facebook and other social-network websites.

  5. Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran's ... - AOL

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    Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ...

  6. Facebook says Iranian hackers used site in spying on U.S ...

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    (Reuters) -Facebook said on Thursday it had taken down about 200 accounts run by a group of hackers in Iran as part of a cyber-spying operation that targeted mostly U.S. military personnel and ...

  7. Meta removes Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s ...

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    Meta has removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts are no longer available. According to Meta ...

  8. Middle East latest: Social platform X suspends new account on ...

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    Social media platforms like X and Facebook have been blocked in Iran for years, requiring Iranians to use virtual private networks to access them. ___ Here’s the latest: UN Security Council schedules emergency meeting at Iran's request. UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Monday afternoon at Iran’s ...

  9. 2011–2012 Iranian protests - Wikipedia

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    All forms of Iranian media were banned from covering the protests, though the demonstrators were still able to release information by utilising social media like Facebook and Twitter. [20] In addition, foreign media were banned from covering the events. [22]