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Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsApp

By AFP 24 December 2024, 4:10 pm 1 Edit
A salesman on his cellphone at a carpet shop in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2024 (AP/Vahid Salemi)
A salesman on his cellphone at a carpet shop in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2024 (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s top council responsible for safeguarding the internet votes to lift a ban on the popular messaging application WhatsApp, which has been subject to restrictions for over two years, state media reports.

“Ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was removed by unanimous vote of the members of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace,” the official IRNA news agency says, adding “this is the first step in the plan to remove restrictions.”

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