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Iran to introduce licensing for foreign social media platforms

Business Materials 27 July 2021 21:04 (UTC +04:00)
Iran to introduce licensing for foreign social media platforms

TEHRAN, Iran, July 27

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The spokesman for the Iranian Parliament`s Cultural Committee said it is definitely possible to oblige the foreign social media to obtain a license to be active inside the country.

The latest version of the bill on the Protection of Users' Rights and Basic Services in Cyberspace was published last week, according to the bill, all foreign messengers must be licensed to operate in Iran, Trend reports citing IRNA.

"The Supreme Council of Cyberspace obliged all foreign messengers to open offices inside the country and operate in accordance with the regulations. These messengers gain billions of dollars of profit from Iranian users," the Member of Iranian Parliament Majid Nasiraie said.

Referring to the enforcement guarantee, he says that if the Iranian government officials do not comply with the law, the dismissal and the fine will apply to them.

"The Government agencies must operate via licensed messengers," he noted

Nasiraie went on to say that the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology must negotiate with some foreign social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram to accept our terms.

He explained that Iranian online businesses will not be harmed.

"If Instagram does not accept our terms, the government will block this platform after launching a similar domestic platform," Nasiraie added.

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