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NCRI –\u00a0The Iranian regime\u2019s Intelligence Minister \u2018Mahmoud Alavi\u2019 said on Sunday March 12 that \u201can elections headquarter has been formed in the Ministry of Intelligence from long to ensure timely and preemptive measures will be taken against destructive and negative efforts during the election campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to state-run ISNA news agency, he warned that \u201cthose who are seeking to disturb the cyberspace with their destructive measures, will be dealt with.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese destructive measures might take place in papers, websites, and social networks such as Twitter or Instagram, over all of which the Ministry of Intelligence has total control\u201d, said the Intelligence Minister.<\/p>\n
Being aware of the role of social networks and their influence on the protests following 2009 presidential election, Iranian regime\u2019s officials are attempting to monitor the cyberspace.<\/p>\n
During regime\u2019s tenth parliamentary election last year, an \u2018election security headquarters\u2019 was formed by the Ministry of Intelligence, Revolutionary Guards, and the law enforcement forces, aimed at monitoring the internet to ensure election security by countering what they called enemies\u2019 destructive measures.<\/p>\n
Prior to 2013 presidential election, Police Spokesman Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi had announced that \u201cpolice is trying to hold a totally secure election with complete informational readiness, while monitoring the cyberspace, dissident satellite networks, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Iranian regime\u2019s repressive measures regarding the use of social networks are taken at a time when many of these networks are blocked and using them is illegal.<\/p>\n
Despite the ban, however, many of regime\u2019s officials including Khamenei and Rouhani are active members of social media and messaging networks.<\/p>\n
The Iranian regime has a long history of blocking websites and arresting internet users, with its peak being following 2009 presidential election, during which many of the websites and social networks like Facebook and Twitter were out of reach, and mobile phone messaging service stopped working as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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