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November 22, 2013 01:59 am GMT

Iran Blocks Encrypted Chat Service Despite Claims of Internet Freedom

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Iranian officials have promised more Internet freedom since Hassan Rouhani was elected in June. However, many websites and social networks, like Facebook an Twitter, remain blocked

The latest victim of Iran's so-called "Filternet" is Cryptocat, a tool that allows for secure and encrypted chat, and is popular with human rights activists and journalists around the world. This appears to be the first time that Iran blocks a secure chat service like Cryptocat.

See also: The Wikipedia Articles Iran's Government Doesn't Want People to See

Cryptocat's website and its server have been inaccessible within Iran since Monday, according to its founder Nadim Kobeissi, independent researchers and the site Blockediniran.com. Kobeissi found out about the block on Monday, when an Iranian user told him Cryptocat had stopped working Read more...

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