[ NNSquad ] Iran clamping down on Internet use

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Iran clamping down on Internet use

http://j.mp/Ak2OJr  (Guardian)

   "Iran is clamping down heavily on web users before parliamentary
    elections in March with draconian rules on cybercafes and preparations
    to launch a national internet.  Tests for a countrywide network aimed
    at substituting services run through the world wide web have been
    carried out by Iran's ministry of information and communication
    technology, according to a newspaper report. The move has prompted
    fears among its online community that Iran intends to withdraw from
    the global internet.  The police this week imposed tighter regulations
    on internet cafes.  Cafe owners have been given a two-week ultimatum
    to adopt rules requiring them to check the identity cards of their
    customers before providing services."

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--Lauren--
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Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
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