Iran's Rouhani vetoes WhatsApp ban

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07-05-2014 | 04:37
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Media reports said on Wednesday that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a dispute over censorship of the popular application.

In Iran, access to social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, are routinely blocked by Iranian authorities, as they are considered un-Islamic or detrimental to the regime.

The policy is controversial and a suggestion to filter WhatsApp has caused a split between Rouhani’s administration and a 13-member committee responsible for Internet censorship.

According to an official at the telecommunication ministry, the ban was approved by the censorship committee but not yet implemented.

Rouhani has promised more tolerance on social, cultural and media issues -- a promise that helped him overcome his conservative opponents in the presidential election last year.

But the government has faced resistance from hardliners, who oppose a reversal on such censorship.
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