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Iran Shuts Down US Virtual Embassy

Posted by samzenpus on from the close-it-down dept.

bonch writes "Less than 12 hours after the U.S. launched a virtual embassy for Iran, the Iranian government blocked access to the website, directing visitors to a government page proclaiming the site illegal. The White House condemned the move, calling Iran's internet policies 'an electronic curtain of surveillance and censorship around its people.'"

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  1. I agree! by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 0, Troll

    Blocking websites like this is a bad thing; I wholeheartedly agree. Now, what was that about the Obama administration pushing for a Great Firewall of America?

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