President: War has led to the filtering of platforms behind

According to Massoud Mediian, the ongoing war between Iran and Israel has led to the extension of the platform filter.

Given the latest domestic news, on September 7th, Dr. Massoud Median presented a clear report on the 14th government record in a television session. One of the important issues discussed in this conversation was the issue of filtering and restrictions imposed on online communication platforms and online social networks.

This has long been one of the serious demands of the economic and communication technology activists and a significant portion of the Iranian people. The importance of this demand was to the extent that the removal of Internet restrictions became one of the main and most bold doctor’s election promises during last year’s presidential competition and attracted much of the voters.

A year after the government’s launch, Dr. Medical acknowledged in the interview that only two specific platforms, namely the removal of WhatsApp and Google PlayStur, were tangible and restricted. Although this opening is considered a positive step, the reality is that for other popular and popular platforms such as Instagram and Telegram, which play a vital role in the daily lives of Iranian society, the process of restrictions removal has not reached the final stage.

In an important part of the conversation, the President of the Medical President stated that his government was working hard to fully remove the limitations imposed on cyberspace and pave the way for free and free access to information and communication. However, he stated that the war led to the filtering of platforms behind.

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Hidden negotiations with foreign platforms and postponing platforms

In a recent television interview, Dr. Massoud Mediian pointed to a vital point that had previously been discussed by him or by senior officials at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. The president pointed to the existence of a great decision -making center, which, based on its approvals and timing, was to take the fundamental steps to filter another part of the popular and popular platforms.

“There was a schedule in the Supreme Council of Cyberspace on the issue of filter removal, and if the war did not happen, the rest of the platform would be resolved,” Massoud Medesian said. Even representatives of foreign platforms came to Iran and were supposed to run the office, but the war backdrop the issue. “

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The issue of setting up a representative office by international platforms in Iran has already been raised many times, and the reopening of these platforms has been conditioned on this. However, many experts and analysts found the realization of this condition to be virtually or at least difficult because of the international sanctions against Iran and the complexities of financial and legal dealings with foreign countries.

The president has now announced that this condition is close. This means that not only is it possible to set up representative offices by international platforms in Iran, but significant progress has been made. However, the doctors have not provided more details about the names of these platforms as well as how they work in the country.

Using VPN is worse than filtering

Dr. Massoud Mediian continued to discuss the issue of social networking filtering and its unwanted consequences. He not only described the widespread use of VPN as much worse than filtering by the government, but also described this approach as a misconception that filtering could resolve problems. “The notion that we have solved the problem with filtering is a misconception,” the doctors said. We have told policymakers and decision makers at meetings. ” These remarks illustrate the contradiction of the president’s view and part of the decision -making body in the country, stressing that filtering has not only achieved its goal, but has created new and sometimes more serious problems by promoting the use of filtering tools.

The doctors explained that it has made a pension effort to solve the filtering problem without causing conflict, but emphasized that this is not a simple and single -dimensional process due to the existence of numerous decision -making structures and institutions in this area. “We want to convince them that using VPN is wrong and that using VPN is worse than filtering,” he said. “The idea of ​​filtering the problem is a misconception,” he said. We have also told policy makers and decision makers. We have challenges with them, but we don’t want to solve this with a fight. “

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Emphasizing that his main intention and effort is to open the platforms without protest and divide, the doctors explained: “The main danger I feel is before any issue of unity.” He also responded to the common view that the President could fix the filter with a simple order, stressing that doing so is not only simple, but also had many structural and legal complexities.

The president pointed to the existence of institutions such as the Islamic Consultative Assembly that make decisions and decisions in this regard and can enforce laws and approvals that restrict the government for independent action. He also pointed to the role of the leadership in this regard, saying, “The leadership has not commented on this, but the center has passed, and although I have to choose the secretary of the center (the National Center for Cyberspace), its members are also important to be selected elsewhere.”