Iran’s government has blocked access to social networking site Facebook ahead of June’s presidential elections, according to Iran’s ILNA news agency.ILNA suggested the move was aimed at stopping supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi from using the site for his campaign.
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Iran has blocked access to Facebook, prompting government critics to condemn the move as an attempt to muzzle the opposition before next month’s presidential election.Blogs and websites such as Facebook have become an important campaign tool for the leading reformist candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, to mobilise Iran’s critical youth vote before the June 12 vote.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/24/facebook-banned-iranIran bans Facebook ahead of election
Iran has blocked the use of the popular social networking site Facebook in a move critics claim is an attempt to muzzle the opposition ahead of next month’s election.Blogs and websites have become an important campaign tool for Mir Hossein Mousavi, the leading reformist candidate, to mobilise Iran’s critical youth vote before the June 12 ballot.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5378082/Iran-bans-Facebook-ahead-of-election.htmlFacebook decries Iranian ban [AFP]
Facebook on Saturday said it had received reports its wesbite had been blocked in Iran, lamenting the apparent government bar as “a shame.””We are disappointed to learn of reports that users in Iran may not have access to Facebook,” the company told AFP in a statement.
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