Iran Suspends Google's Email Service

appl_iran writes "Iran's telecommunications agency announced that it would be suspending Google's email services permanently, saying it would roll out its own national email service." From the short WSJ article that is kernel of this Reuters story: "An Iranian official said the measure was meant to boost local development of Internet technology and to build trust between people and the government." Funny way to go about that. Updated 20100211 9:54GMT by timothy: Original link swapped for a more appropriate, updated one.

Comments

Re:China lead the way.

[the_povinator]

This storyline sucks because it has no moral ambiguity in it.

I've seen the Beta!

[e2d2]

I've seen the Beta. It's actually quite like Google wave where you can edit another's words in real time. And by you I mean government agents.

Re:frist

[zill]

If you're were in Iran you would have been stoned to death already.

I'm pretty sure the Great Prophet Muhammad explicitly forbade trolling.

Re:Run own server?

[morgan_greywolf]

can you run your own email server in Iran without getting shot at?

Do not worry, Infidel! We have tracked your IP address! The Imperial Guard is on their way, as I write this! Death to you, and may Allah have mercy on your soul!

Thanks,
The Iranian Minister of Information

Re:China lead the way.

[Arthur Grumbine]

Oh, yeah... well how would you feel if you were a country that was just trying to provide the most wholesome kind of social system possible (as laid out by God himself!), and all your people were using the internet for was bad-mouthing your attempts to fight the righteous battle against the vile corruption from the West that was threatening to engulf your poor country? You wouldn't feel so good then, would you?