{"id":16528,"date":"2014-05-14T12:52:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T11:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/society\/16528-iranian-regime-blocks-viber-internet-messaging-service"},"modified":"2023-01-14T20:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T19:23:05","slug":"iranian-regime-blocks-viber-internet-messaging-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iranian-regime-blocks-viber-internet-messaging-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian regime blocks Viber Internet messaging service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"viber_ban\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-41773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/viber_ban.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: left;margin: 5px\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>NCRI &#8211; The Iranian regime has blocked Viber messaging service since early morning on Wednesday, Internet users said in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The users of the messaging service are not able to communicate using Viber application and even have difficulty in sending or receiving text messages.<\/p>\n<p>Since January has been talks of possible blocking of Viber and a number of other messaging services in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month the state Committee for Determining Criminal Web Content, responsible for web filtering announced that a number of messaging applications would be blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Iran&#8217;s cyber police chief Brigadier General Kamal Hadianfar announced on Monday the regime&#8217;s plans to make the sale, purchase and use of VPN software &#8211; which disguises the physical location of Internet users &#8211; illegal throughout Iran.<\/p>\n<p>But Handianfar said legislation to ban the software was now under review in the Judicial and Legal Committee of Majlis (Parliament).<\/p>\n<p>A 2013 study found that almost half of the world&#8217;s top 500 most-visited websites &#8211; including those related to health, science, sports, news, and even shopping &#8211; are blocked in Iran. 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