Iranian Leaders Speak of Threat of Social Media

Having survived popular protests across major cities in Iran, Iranian leaders are now turning to the tools that helped protesters organize and coordinate large-scale demonstrations against the government, which continued for more than a week before the government suppressed them. A senior Iranian official this week urged the country’s cyberspace authorities to remain vigilant and prevent another potential wave of protests. On the sidelines of a technical summit in the capital Tehran,...

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