{"id":23615,"date":"2017-09-29T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/23615-why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange"},"modified":"2023-01-17T20:28:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T19:28:13","slug":"why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125\" class=\" size-full wp-image-49879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg\" alt=\"5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NCRI Staff<\/p>\n<p>NCRI &#8211;\u00a0The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing information to the public. They threaten social activists to detention, imprisonment, and punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Now, this concern has led the regime to take a ridiculous step in announcing an indictment against Telegram management.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the indictment against Telegram, the state-run Mehr news agency on September 26 quoting Abbas Ja\u2019fari Dowlatabadi, Iranian regime\u2019s prosecutor in Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/23601-iran-regime-displays-fear-from-popular-telegram-by-filing-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>: \u201cAn indictment is file against Telegram Management and the case is referred to the international affairs section of Tehran\u2019s prosecutor\u2019s office. The fact that Telegram network considers itself subject to western laws does not prevent filing this indictment\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indictment against Telegram management by a regime\u2019s judiciary that violates international laws and the laws of other countries and issues fatwa (decree) and order against foreign citizens because of their writings or statements is ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of the announcement of the indictment, Telegram manager remarked on his surprise: \u201cI am surprised to hear that [charges have been brought against Telegram]. We are actively blocking terrorist and pornographic content in Iran. I think the real reasons are different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22\" class=\" size-full wp-image-49850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22\" width=\"1246\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-1024x386.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-696x263.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-1068x403.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1246px) 100vw, 1246px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22\" class=\" size-full wp-image-49850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22\" width=\"1246\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-1024x386.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-696x263.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-1068x403.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1246px) 100vw, 1246px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22\" class=\" size-full wp-image-49850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22\" width=\"1246\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-1024x386.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-696x263.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/photo_2017-09-26_16-35-22-1068x403.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1246px) 100vw, 1246px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fact is that there is no reason for the regime to declare an indictment against Telegram management, except that the regime is scared of the role of social media in providing information and informing people.<\/p>\n<p>The regime&#8217;s actions to curtail and eliminate cyberspace and social media are so odious and detestable and have given reversed results that the regime\u2019s media have shown high reactions to these restrictions during the regime\u2019s factional feuding.<\/p>\n<p>The state-run Aftab (Sunshine) website on September 26 writes: \u201cWhen we cannot cope with the crisis and manage it, we restrict and remove it. We should not be thinking of cutting off cyberspace or blackening it for students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCyberspace and its use is not a pathetic or inconvenient patch and we should not lose teaching and learning capacity of cyberspace by using ineffective blackmail and chantage,\u201d the website added.<br \/>The fact is that the regime&#8217;s inability to manage the crisis created by social media and cyberspace has created such a horror in the regime. One of these \u201cunmanageable crises\u201d for the regime is the reflection of the Iranian people&#8217;s desire to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime in cyberspace.<\/p>\n<p>In response to such an atmosphere, Zanan News website, September 26, writes: \u201cThe soft war is nothing less than the eight-year war of Iran and Iraq \/ every Iranian is a warrior and every home is a barricade! The soft war on political and military dimensions has various definitions and applications and the most famous and most practical use of them in the political science is soft overthrow, velvet or color revolution, and in military science, psychological operation or psychological warfare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, the state-run Basij news agency wrote: \u201cThe war we are in today is a soft war whose risks are far more than military warfare. If we cannot use cyberspace properly, it will be cumbersome in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) is also concerned about the information circulating through cyberspace on overthrow of the regime, and in this regard, the commander of the IRGC\u2019s Imam Corps says: \u201cThe enemy cannot overcome the revolution at the direct scenes, but with soft war it is following the overthrow of the Islamic system. We must be sensitive to values. The enemy wants to undermine the spirit of struggle and jihad in Islamic society,\u201d (IRNA news agency, September 26).<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of Iranian regime&#8217;s indictment against Telegram director reveals the regime&#8217;s fears of the use of cyberspace and social media by the fed-up strata of the society and the forces of uprising as a means to make their demands inclusive and popular and organize their ranks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI Staff NCRI &ndash;&nbsp;The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing information to the public. They threaten social [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":49879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[175],"class_list":{"0":"post-23615","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-a-world","8":"tag-updated"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NCRI Staff NCRI -\u00a0The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NCRI Staff NCRI -\u00a0The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-09-29T08:20:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-17T19:28:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Staff Writer\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ed98db42da8577aea67046ab687f8a69\"},\"headline\":\"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-29T08:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-17T19:28:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":655,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"updated\"],\"articleSection\":[\"World News Iran\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-29T08:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-17T19:28:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"NCRI Staff NCRI -\u00a0The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-a-world\\\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ed98db42da8577aea67046ab687f8a69\",\"name\":\"Staff Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/db69f6e8508e94cc75b7081d6f17c9ded7942d00226436d7aca31d003cba5525?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/db69f6e8508e94cc75b7081d6f17c9ded7942d00226436d7aca31d003cba5525?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/db69f6e8508e94cc75b7081d6f17c9ded7942d00226436d7aca31d003cba5525?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Staff Writer\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/mostafa\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange - NCRI","description":"NCRI Staff NCRI -\u00a0The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange - NCRI","og_description":"NCRI Staff NCRI -\u00a0The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2017-09-29T08:20:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-01-17T19:28:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Staff Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Staff Writer","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/"},"author":{"name":"Staff Writer","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ed98db42da8577aea67046ab687f8a69"},"headline":"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange","datePublished":"2017-09-29T08:20:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-17T19:28:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/"},"wordCount":655,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg","keywords":["updated"],"articleSection":["World News Iran"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/","name":"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg","datePublished":"2017-09-29T08:20:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-17T19:28:13+00:00","description":"NCRI Staff NCRI -\u00a0The media and authorities of the Iranian regime have so far repeatedly expressed concern over social media and cyberspace providing","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125.jpg","width":480,"height":300,"caption":"5163ff1eec4025537307e1a9c27b7125"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/why-iran-regime-fears-social-media-and-free-information-exchange\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Iran Regime Fears Social Media and Free Information Exchange"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ed98db42da8577aea67046ab687f8a69","name":"Staff Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db69f6e8508e94cc75b7081d6f17c9ded7942d00226436d7aca31d003cba5525?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db69f6e8508e94cc75b7081d6f17c9ded7942d00226436d7aca31d003cba5525?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db69f6e8508e94cc75b7081d6f17c9ded7942d00226436d7aca31d003cba5525?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Staff Writer"},"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/mostafa\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}