Media News - Friday, November 21, 2008
Iran blocks access to over five million websites: report
Iran has blocked access to more than five million Internet sites, whose content is mostly perceived as immoral and anti-social, a judiciary official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. 'The enemies seek to assault our religious identity by exploiting the Internet,' Abdolsamad Khoram Abadi, an advisor to Iran's prosecutor general, was quoted by Kargozaran newspaper as saying. The Internet 'inflicts social, political, economic and moral damage, which is worrying,' he said, adding that 'social vice caused by the Internet is more than that by the satellite network,' Mehr news agency reported. With about 21 million users, the Internet is widely popular in Iran, which information ministry officials say ranks among the top 20 user countries. The ban has also targeted such popular social networking sites as Facebook and YouTube, as well as news sites. (AFP)
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