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01-01-2018, 07:30 AM
Iran shuts down Instagram, Telegram apps amid protests
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The Iranian government has blocked access to messaging app Telegram and photo app Instagram amid several days of protests in what authorities say is a move "to maintain tranquillity and security of society," according to state-run media (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42529576).*
SEE ALSO: Journalists are being jailed for 'fake news,' and critics blame Trump (http://mashable.com/2017/12/13/freedom-of-press-jailed-journalists-fake-news/)
Various media reports have stated that the apps were used to coordinate plans and share photos and videos of the demonstrations, which began as protests over economic inequality (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/irans-government-warns-protesters-they-will-pay-the-price-for-mass-unrest/2017/12/31/1d4abd52-edb1-11e7-956e-baea358f9725_story.html?utm_term=.08ebd6ce80a8) but have since grown in scope, taking aim at leading political figures like Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei *and President Hassan Rouhani. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/31/iran-telegram-instagram-protests/)
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The Iranian government has blocked access to messaging app Telegram and photo app Instagram amid several days of protests in what authorities say is a move "to maintain tranquillity and security of society," according to state-run media (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42529576).*
SEE ALSO: Journalists are being jailed for 'fake news,' and critics blame Trump (http://mashable.com/2017/12/13/freedom-of-press-jailed-journalists-fake-news/)
Various media reports have stated that the apps were used to coordinate plans and share photos and videos of the demonstrations, which began as protests over economic inequality (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/irans-government-warns-protesters-they-will-pay-the-price-for-mass-unrest/2017/12/31/1d4abd52-edb1-11e7-956e-baea358f9725_story.html?utm_term=.08ebd6ce80a8) but have since grown in scope, taking aim at leading political figures like Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei *and President Hassan Rouhani. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/31/iran-telegram-instagram-protests/)
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