Baku, Azerbaijan, May 16
By Khalid Kazimov - Trend:
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched an operation dubbed "Spider II" to tackle unauthorized modeling networks on social media in particular Facebook-owned photo sharing giant Instagram application.
Mostafa Alizadeh, spokesman of the IRGC's center for organized crimes in cyberspace told state-run IRINN TV channel that about 170 individuals have been identified in connection with the online crime.
According to media reports, as part of the operation at least eight people have been arrested and dozens have been summoned for interrogation.
The operation has mostly targeted female models who failed to observe Islamic dress code in photographs shared on social media.
Alongside with female models, a number of photographers and makeup artists have also been summoned with some barred from continuing their professions.
Meanwhile Gerdab website, run by the IRGC, has announced that the IRGC has carried out operations abroad and in the neighboring countries to confront those involved in the crimes.
Iran's IRGC wages war on modeling networks in social media
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched an operation dubbed “Spider II” to tackle unauthorized modeling networks on social media in particular Facebook-owned photo sharing giant Instagram application.
