Iran Is Blocking Tools Used to Evade Internet Filters

Iran has blocked many of the Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that some citizens use to dodge the government's Internet filters, Iranian media reported Sunday

The Iranian government is still allowing citizens to use a short list of approved VPNs which could potentially be more easily monitored for unwanted behavior. Whether Iranians will actually use the government-approved VPNs remains an open question.

"Within the last few days illegal VPN ports in the country have been blocked," Ramezanali Sobhani-Fard, the head of parliament's information and communications technology committee, said according to Iranian news agency Mehr and reported by Reuters. "Only legal and registered VPNs can from now on be used."