Wednesday 27 May 2009

Tehran U-turn as Facebook ban is lifted

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Iran lifted its ban on Facebook yesterday, a few days after blocking the social networking site.

It was not immediately clear who filtered the site and who took the decision to allow access again.

The ban was widely covered by the international media. Domestic commentators claimed it was a government attempt to limit the ability of young supporters of Mir-Hossein Moussavi, leading presidential hopeful, to use the internet for campaigning ahead of the June 12 election.


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