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Iran Blocks Encrypted Chat Service Despite Claims of Internet Freedom
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.
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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