Iran rolls out domestic internet

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Link to article here.

Iran has announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to operate a "national internet".

An inauguration ceremony was held on Sunday by the country's communications and information technology minister, Mahmoud Vaezi.
The state news agency Irna said the initiative would offer "high quality, high speed" connections at "low costs".

But critics suggest the true aim is to tighten the authorities' control over citizens' use of the net.

Although Iran already blocks access to overseas-based social media services - including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook - many users still access them via proxy sites and virtual private networks (VPNs).

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lol, they're a little late.

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lol, they're a little late.

It's Iran.

Lol.

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But critics suggest the true aim is to tighten the authorities' control over citizens' use of the net.

Really?  Islam seeking "control?"

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But critics suggest the true aim is to tighten the authorities' control over citizens' use of the net.

Really?  Islam seeking "control?"

*Gasp*

Who would have thought?

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Certainly not this fucker.

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Seven years ago the pictures of a dying protester went viral, fueling even more uprisings against the Islamic state.

I guess the government there has a slow wifi?