TEHRAN (Press TV) -- Iran’s judiciary has ordered the ministry of communications to block social networking services such as Viber, Tango and WhatsApp over dissemination of derogatory content.
Prosecutor General Gholam-Hussein Mohseni-Eje’i demanded that the ministry, in line with an order issued by Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, take immediate action to block the messaging services. He made the request in a letter sent to Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi on Saturday.
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