{"id":5591,"date":"2017-12-31T11:20:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T18:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=5591"},"modified":"2017-12-31T11:23:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T18:23:23","slug":"iran-govt-blocks-telegram-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/iran-govt-blocks-telegram-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran govt blocks Telegram, Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-header\">\n<div class=\"hero-content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"col-7 articleHead\">\n<p class=\"speakableText\"><span class=\"imageContainer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cnet3.cbsistatic.com\/img\/A4L9XgCt3Zf_WyWGGSCNHfVgQBM=\/fit-in\/970x0\/2017\/12\/31\/faf3a5b3-f47a-4b9e-beee-3cb2aceb2c43\/gettyimages-899826916.jpg\" alt=\"Protest in Iran\" width=\"970\" height=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-dek\">Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says it&#8217;s unclear if the ban on the messaging app is permanent or temporary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"authorInfo\"><time class=\"timeStamp\"><span class=\"formattedDate\">DECEMBER 31, 2017: \u00a0<\/span><\/time>Iran appears to be blocking Telegram and Instagram amid ongoing protests in the country.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentWrap\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<article id=\"article-body\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-7 article-main-body row\">\n<p class=\"speakableTextP2\">Telegram CEO Pavel Durov tweeted Sunday that Iranian authorities were blocking access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/blog\/100-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popular messaging app<\/a> &#8220;for the majority of Iranians after our public refusal to shut down \u2026 peacefully protesting channels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-source\">\n<div class=\"twitterContainer\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded is-deciderHtmlWhitespace\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/durov\/status\/947441456238735360\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/durov\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/658376777258151936\/-Jz8l4Rr_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Pavel Durov\">Pavel Durov\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/durov\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@durov\">@durov<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\">\n<div class=\"u-hiddenVisually js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iranian authorities are blocking access to Telegram for the majority of Iranians after our public refusal to shut down <a class=\"link customisable\" title=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sedaiemardom\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9E4kXZYcP9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>t.me\/sedaiemardom<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a> and other peacefully protesting channels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/durov\/status\/947441456238735360\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" datetime=\"2017-12-31T12:17:00+0000\">5:17 AM &#8211; Dec 31, 2017<\/time><\/a> \u00b7 <a class=\"u-linkBlend customisable-highlight\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A001907e868d06e24\">Dubai, United Arab Emirates<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Protests began Thursday in Iran over economic woes plaguing the country, reported CBS News, and people were using Telegram and Instagram to share information and images of the demonstrations. So far, two people have reportedly been killed in the ongoing protests.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram said it did suspend an account on Saturday that was calling for violence against police in Iran during the protests. In a post on Sunday, Durov wrote that the channel has been allowed to reassembled after its admins pledged not to promote violence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday we had to suspend @amadnews, a public channel that started calling its subscribers to use Molotov cocktails and firearms against police,&#8221; wrote Durov in a post Sunday. &#8220;The admins of the channel reached out to us after the fact, apologizing for breaking our rules and pledging not to promote violence in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Durov said was unclear whether the block on Telegram in Iran was permanent or temporary. The company didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a request for additional comment.<\/p>\n<p>Instagram has also reportedly been block in the country. The Facebook-owned photo sharing app didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>C-Net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says it&#8217;s unclear if the ban on the messaging app is permanent or temporary. DECEMBER 31, 2017: \u00a0Iran appears to be blocking Telegram and Instagram amid ongoing protests in the country. 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