Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace on Tuesday announced the removal of restrictions on WhatsApp and Google Play, in what officials described as a first step towards lifting broader internet ...

WhatsApp and Google Play are now available, but many social media apps remain restricted making the use of a VPN or similar tools still a necessity.

“A positive majority vote has been reached to lift limitations on access to some popular foreign platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play”, Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Iran's Supreme Cyber Council on Tuesday last week, December 24, 2024, agreed to ease restrictions on internet access by lifting the blockade on a number of foreign platforms, ...

Iran’s communications minister on Sunday said that no social media platform will be exempt from unbans, a month after bans were lifted from major platforms WhatsApp and Google Play.

Amid high inflation and tensions, Iran's cyber council lifted the ban on WhatsApp and Google Play for minimal public satisfaction. Despite some easing, critics argue internet restrictions hinder ...

But while WhatsApp and Google Play services have been restored in a decision late week by Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace, many other platforms remain banned. Advt "It doesn't change much ...