Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play

Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said the country’s Supreme Council of Cyber Space made the ...
Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media says
Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions.
Iran votes to lift bans on WhatsApp, Google Play and other foreign-owned apps
The Supreme Cyberspace Council, which is tasked with safeguarding the internet for Iranian citizens, voted unanimously to lift restrictions on a number of foreign-owned applications during a meeting today, according to a report by the state news agency IRNA.
Iran lifts internet restrictions on WhatsApp, Google Play
Iran has lifted restrictions on the Google Play app store and WhatsApp, state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. The agency said that the applications have been reactivated by the authorities, with more apps expected to follow soon.
Pause on tougher Hijab law, lifting of ban on WhatsApp, Google, Iran taking these steps due to...
Iran has officially lifted the ban of Meta's WhatsApp messenger and the Google Play Store, a week after the Islamic nation put on hold a stringent Hijab law, which had been passed by the Iranian Parliament in September 2023.
Iran to ease internet restrictions and lift ban on WhatsApp, Google Play
Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace on Dec 24 approved the lifting of blocks on certain widely used foreign platforms. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Iran ends two-year ban on WhatsApp and Google Play
Iran has officially lifted the ban on WhatsApp and the Google Play Store, signaling a significant shift in its internet policy. This move, part of President Masoud Pezeshkian's commitment to easing internet restrictions,
Iran lifts bans on WhatsApp and Google Play after 2 years
The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was introduced in 2022 amid nationwide protests over the death of a woman detained by the morality police for allegedly violating strict dress codes.
Iran restores access to WhatsApp, Google Play after they were banned amid protests
The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was put in place in 2022 during mass protests against the government over the death of a woman held by the country's morality police for allegedly violating the strictly enforced dress code.
Iran lifts access restrictions on WhatsApp, Google Play
Decision reached during meeting of Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace, reports state-run news agency IRNA - Anadolu Ajansı
Iran Takes First Steps Toward Easing Its Broad Social Media Bans
Iran said it will start easing some of the world’s tightest internet restrictions by lifting its ban on WhatsApp and Google Play — a sign that authorities want to placate domestic opponents as the Islamic Republic faces major economic and foreign-policy challenges.
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Iran votes to lift ban on WhatsApp, Google Play
“The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was removed by unanimous vote of the members of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, ...
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Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp, Google Play
Iranian authorities have officially lifted the ban on WhatsApp and the Google Play Store, signalling a significant shift in the country’s internet restrictions, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) ...