Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media says
Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta's instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said the country’s Supreme Council of Cyber Space made the ...
Iran to ease internet restrictions and lift ban on WhatsApp, Google Play
Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace on Dec 24 approved the lifting of blocks on certain widely used foreign platforms. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsApp
The move has sparked a debate in Iran, with critics of the restrictions arguing the controls were costly for the country
Iran votes to lift bans on WhatsApp, Google Play and other foreign-owned apps
The Supreme Cyberspace Council, which is tasked with safeguarding the internet for Iranian citizens, voted unanimously to lift restrictions on a number of foreign-owned applications during a meeting on Dec.
Iran Takes First Steps Toward Easing Its Broad Social Media Bans
Iran said it will start easing some of the world’s tightest internet restrictions by lifting its ban on WhatsApp and Google Play — a sign that authorities want to placate domestic opponents as the Islamic Republic faces major economic and foreign-policy challenges.
Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp, Google Play, week after pausing new hijab law
In September the United States called on Big Tech to help evade online censorship in countries that heavily censor the internet, including Iran.

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