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Iran Takes Tough Measures to Stop Internet Use
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's state telecoms monopoly has ordered tough new restrictions on Internet use, requiring service providers to block some sites and barring access to the Web for under-18s, newspapers said on Sunday.
Regulations issued by the Iran Telecommunications Company order Internet service providers (ISPs) to filter all materials presumed immoral or contrary to state security, including the Web sites of opposition groups, the Hambastegi newspaper said.
The new rules say ISPs who do not strictly comply risk losing their licenses and facing court action.
The heads of several ISP companies contacted by Reuters said they had not received official notification of the new by-law and had only seen the newspaper reports. Telecoms officials were not immediately available for comment.
Police closed down more than 400 Internet cafes in Tehran last month demanding owners obtain licenses to stay in business.
There are estimated to be around 1,500 Internet cafes in the capital, with more in other major cities.
The cafes are popular with the overwhelmingly youthful population of the Islamic Republic, where the state media are tightly controlled by conservatives.
Iran Takes Tough Measures to Stop Internet Use
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's state telecoms monopoly has ordered tough new restrictions on Internet use, requiring service providers to block some sites and barring access to the Web for under-18s, newspapers said on Sunday.
Regulations issued by the Iran Telecommunications Company order Internet service providers (ISPs) to filter all materials presumed immoral or contrary to state security, including the Web sites of opposition groups, the Hambastegi newspaper said.
The new rules say ISPs who do not strictly comply risk losing their licenses and facing court action.
The heads of several ISP companies contacted by Reuters said they had not received official notification of the new by-law and had only seen the newspaper reports. Telecoms officials were not immediately available for comment.
Police closed down more than 400 Internet cafes in Tehran last month demanding owners obtain licenses to stay in business.
There are estimated to be around 1,500 Internet cafes in the capital, with more in other major cities.
The cafes are popular with the overwhelmingly youthful population of the Islamic Republic, where the state media are tightly controlled by conservatives.
France hardly engages in ordering other countries about as much as the U.S. does.
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