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Iran Asks Citizens To Delete WhatsApp, Cites Israel Link. Company Responds
Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.
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Pic Shows Couple Celebrating Wedding Anniversary Under Iranian Missiles, Internet Has Questions
Many social media users questioned the photo's authenticity, suggesting it might have been edited or manipulated to appear as if it was taken during the Iranian attack.
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Android Phones in Iran Hit With False Quake Alerts Amid Ongoing Nationwide Protests
Users in Iran on Wednesday received false alerts on their Android phones amid nationwide protests. According to the country's deputy chief of cyber police, only Android phones received the alert. Citizens were advised not to leave their homes by the state-run IRNA news agency.
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WhatsApp Working to Keep Iranians Connected Amid Widespread Internet Shutdown Over Nationwide Protests
WhatsApp on Thursday said it was working to keep users in the country connected via its messaging app, amid a widespread internet shutdown imposed after nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini. The Meta-owned messaging service and Instagram were blocked in the country following public outrage with reports of security f...
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Binance Reportedly Services Users in Iran Despite US Sanctions: Report
A report says that despite a company ban and economic penalties on Iran, the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance continued to serve Iranian customers.
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Iran Orders Social Media Sites To Store Data Inside Country
Iran has given foreign messaging apps a year to move data they hold about Iranian users onto servers inside the country, prompting privacy and security concerns on social media.
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For This Facebook Post on Iranian Father and Son, a Comment From POTUS
A photo of a father and son taken in the city of Tabriz in Iran pulled many a heartstring on those Facebook users who saw it. Among them was POTUS.
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After four years, Iran lifts ban on Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and Twitter became widely accessible to Iranian users on Monday for the first time since 2009, when the services were blocked in the midst of widespread protests against former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to reports emerging from the country.
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Iran's Gmail users targeted in pre-election hacking campaign: Google
Tens of thousands of Gmail accounts belonging to Iranian users have been targeted in an extensive hacking campaign in the weeks leading up to the country's closely watched presidential elections on Friday, Google said on Wednesday.
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Iran Asks Citizens To Delete WhatsApp, Cites Israel Link. Company Responds
Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.
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Pic Shows Couple Celebrating Wedding Anniversary Under Iranian Missiles, Internet Has Questions
Many social media users questioned the photo's authenticity, suggesting it might have been edited or manipulated to appear as if it was taken during the Iranian attack.
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Android Phones in Iran Hit With False Quake Alerts Amid Ongoing Nationwide Protests
Users in Iran on Wednesday received false alerts on their Android phones amid nationwide protests. According to the country's deputy chief of cyber police, only Android phones received the alert. Citizens were advised not to leave their homes by the state-run IRNA news agency.
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WhatsApp Working to Keep Iranians Connected Amid Widespread Internet Shutdown Over Nationwide Protests
WhatsApp on Thursday said it was working to keep users in the country connected via its messaging app, amid a widespread internet shutdown imposed after nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini. The Meta-owned messaging service and Instagram were blocked in the country following public outrage with reports of security f...
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Binance Reportedly Services Users in Iran Despite US Sanctions: Report
A report says that despite a company ban and economic penalties on Iran, the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance continued to serve Iranian customers.
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Iran Orders Social Media Sites To Store Data Inside Country
Iran has given foreign messaging apps a year to move data they hold about Iranian users onto servers inside the country, prompting privacy and security concerns on social media.
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For This Facebook Post on Iranian Father and Son, a Comment From POTUS
A photo of a father and son taken in the city of Tabriz in Iran pulled many a heartstring on those Facebook users who saw it. Among them was POTUS.
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After four years, Iran lifts ban on Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and Twitter became widely accessible to Iranian users on Monday for the first time since 2009, when the services were blocked in the midst of widespread protests against former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to reports emerging from the country.
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Iran's Gmail users targeted in pre-election hacking campaign: Google
Tens of thousands of Gmail accounts belonging to Iranian users have been targeted in an extensive hacking campaign in the weeks leading up to the country's closely watched presidential elections on Friday, Google said on Wednesday.
