financetom
Forex World Market Business Cryptocurrency Commodities MAP
financetom
Economy
financetom
/
Economy
/
Iran may shut down Telegram app for security reasons
News World Market Environment Technology Personal Finance Politics Retail Business Economy Cryptocurrency Forex Stocks Market Commodities
Iran may shut down Telegram app for security reasons
Mar 31, 2018 12:29 AM

Iran will block Telegram app services for national security reasons, an Iranian news site Mashreghnews.ir reported.

Share Market Live

NSE

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Head of the Parliamentary Committee, said that the decision was made "at the highest level" and the app would be replaced by a similar local system, the site reported on Saturday.

Boroujerdi, as quoted by the news site, said the decision was a response to what he called Telegram's destructive role in anti-government protests that began in late December in which at least 25 people were killed and nearly 5,000 reportedly arrested.

The instant messaging app, with over 40 million users in Iran, was temporarily shut down during the protests in early January. However, some 10% of users reached it through proxies and VPN services.

First Published:Mar 31, 2018 9:29 AM IST

Comments
Welcome to financetom comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Related Articles >
US Dollar Falls Early Tuesday Ahead of Heavy Data Schedule, Fed Speeches
US Dollar Falls Early Tuesday Ahead of Heavy Data Schedule, Fed Speeches
Jan 14, 2025
07:34 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US dollar fell against its major trading partners early Tuesday, except for an increase versus the yen, before a busy day of economic data releases and appearances by Federal Reserve officials. Producer price data for December are due to be released at 8:30 am ET, at the same time as annual revisions...
 US Fed bank boards more diverse this year than last
US Fed bank boards more diverse this year than last
Jan 13, 2025
(Reuters) - The boards of directors of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks have grown more diverse by gender and race in 2025, data released by the U.S. central bank on Monday showed, though as a group the banks' chairs and deputy chairs have not.  Women hold 10 of the 24 leadership positions at Fed bank boards, the same number...
 US small business confidence jumps to more than six-year high
US small business confidence jumps to more than six-year high
Jan 14, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. small-business confidence surged to the highest level in just over six years in December, extending post election gains.  The National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday its Small Business Optimism Index increased 3.4 points to 105.1 last month, the highest reading since October 2018. It was the second straight month that the index pushed past...
 Mexico's Sheinbaum lays out plan to cut Chinese imports in apparent nod to Trump
Mexico's Sheinbaum lays out plan to cut Chinese imports in apparent nod to Trump
Jan 13, 2025
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rolled out an economic plan aimed at curbing imports from China in an apparent nod to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his allegations that Mexico is a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States. Sheinbaum also used her speech to defend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact, which she said...
About
Terms and Conditions Privacy policy Cookie Settings Contact Us
Services
Login register
financetom Market Personal Finance Business Economy Cryptocurrency MAP
Links
zpostcode Recruit weather mreligion Yellowpages sport constellation shopping name game directory literature Word tour furnish Lottery tftnews lyrics News digital car dir Edu Finance
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.financetom.com All Rights Reserved