The Irania­n govern­ment blocke­d Telegr­am and Instag­ram on mobile phones soon after protes­ts began across the countr­yTEHRAN: Iran’s telecoms minister said on Wednesday that Telegram would only be unblocked if it removed “terrorist” content after the social media app was shut down during this week’s protests. “I had mail exchanges with the head of Telegram and I told him that the continuation of Telegram’s activities is conditioned on the suppression of terrorist content,” Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi told state television. More than 41 million Iranians have smartphones in the country of 80 million, and at least 25 million use Telegram daily. The Iranian government blocked Telegram and Instagram on mobile phones soon after protests began across the country last Thursday. Azari Jahromi said restrictions would be lifted in “several days” if calm was restored on the streets of Iran.

Source: The Express Tribune January 03, 2018 15:11 UTC