AJ: "Iran unveils plan for tighter internet rules"

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Iran unveils plan for tighter internet rules to promote local platforms​

From ‘shells’ of foreign apps to a focus on local versions, the directive has clues for the future of the internet in Iran.

Tehran, Iran – A new regulatory directive from Iran’s top internet governing body shows how authorities hope to steer Iranians away from foreign platforms and turn them towards local ones.

Iran’s top internet policymaking body released a directive earlier this week that stipulates new rules with potentially wide-ranging ramifications for the country’s already constrained internet landscape, which the agency says were approved by Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei.

Iran unveils plan for tighter internet rules to promote local platforms

From ‘shells’ of foreign apps to a focus on local versions, the directive has clues for the future of internet in Iran.

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