Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Social Media in Iran

Did you know that social media such as YouTube, Twitter, and  Facebook are frequently used in Iran in spite of that they are banned and forbidden by their strict government. According to Bergens Tidende 16 July this year (a Norwegian newspaper), the president, Hassan Rouhani and his religious counterpart ayatollah Ali Khameini are both regular users of Twitter and Instagram, and they have thousands of followers… Still, six young Iranians were sent to jail because they had uploaded a video to YouTube showing the six of them dancing to P. William’s "Happy". Mark Zukerberg and his company have been accused of violating people's private sphere and asked to meet in court in the southern part of Iran… What's your guess, will he turn up?

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