Iran censorship and social networks

Iran currently maintains blocked access to websites deemed politically sensitive and social networking sites used by activists in 2009 to organize street protests after a disputed presidential election.

President Hassan Rouhani, elected last year, has a Twitter account with over 122 thousand followers. It is committed to allowing press freedom and reduce the policing of the private lives of Iranians.

The existing ban has caused some Iranians use private networks to circumvent controls through computers located abroad. About 2 million Iranians have Facebook accounts.

Conservative opponents of President ensure that young people can be corrupted by television western style, the Iranians also have illegal access through satellite channels. In addition, the Facebook qualify as a calamity.