Iran Blocks Access to Google and Gmail

by Tim Stevens on September 17, 2007 at 01:25 PM

Iran Blocking Access to Google and Gmail

We've known for quite some time that China has been mandating filtered Internet access for its citizens, recently going so far as to claim massive hacking attacks in order to rationalize even more strict controls. Now Iran is starting to do the same, blocking access to Google and Gmail from major ISPs.

Not long after news of the mass filtering hit the wire, Iran reversed the block, saying it was "Due to an error," but left the door open for arbitrary filters in the future to prevent its citizens from "accessing decadent material posted abroad." Google has already worked with China to help filter some of its content. Will it do the same with Iran?

From boingboing and AdelaideNow

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BozlyFeb 5th 2008 6:01PM

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uh, and when will folks HERE smarten up a bit and realize Amadinejad has LITTLE TO NIL ACTUAL POWER and is mere showboating ? ALl the viterol WASTED at demonizing him , vast WASTED EFFORT and does NOTHING to resolve anything much on ANY level and just has blustery rhetoricals blathering back and forth while REAL concerns and real interaction TO attempt resolvement go unmet just allowing a situation to spiral further out of controlability !!!!

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Jerry BurksFeb 6th 2008 9:08AM

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Don't worry you will "fly away" soon in the evangelical/government Rapture Plot. Don't be ignorant. Christ will Return Just as He said He Would. Rapture is a Satanic Lie to make you ignorant of the events leading up to the Return of Our Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ.

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RedViolinFeb 8th 2008 7:51PM

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what the heck is resolvement?...me thinks Bozly likes making up words. Also... the run on sentence...tsk tsk. O/W you have a good point but it's lost in translation.

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goodguy889Feb 8th 2008 1:36PM

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How could these people control the internet from caves?
I think it is a Corporate plot to charge us more for "additional security fees".

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Ralph DreifusFeb 9th 2008 4:43PM

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It is happening eher in the US and you just do not know it. There are so many people with their noses stuck up your butt they are having a hard time squeezing in.

There are any number of people who want to know what you are doing and who you are doing it with. It isn't just Iran and China. It is all of the NWO grand plan for one global government that controls everyone and what everyone thinks and says and does.

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royalefFeb 8th 2008 1:40PM

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Gotta love the Jesus freaks. They're just waiting for some Jesu-Fuhrer to rise up and tell them which babies to slaughter, just like Moses told them in the bible. "Show the children no mercy"

What the Jesus freaks in the US don't get is they and their religions are to blame for these religious-based wars. Suicidial islamics were lied to and told the Koran says ttheyll get "virgins", when the proper translation is most likely "white raisins". Of course nobody is going to be a murderer for an ancient delicacy of white raisins. But virgins, there is something that Jews, Christians, Muslims and even Mormon since the time of Zeus can all agree upon.

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AlirezaMar 31st 2008 9:32AM

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Google and Gmail are not blocked in iran
I live in Iran and i have access to them.
Please don't lie.

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Antidisestablishmentarianism1986Feb 20th 2010 12:49PM

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GMAIL is blocked inside iran now, but google is available.
It is very ridiculous when you can't even check your emails because of massive filtering.

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JERRYSep 17th 2007 4:25PM

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wonder what they are concerned about we may learn from them or thier people may learn the truth ?

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AshleeSep 18th 2007 2:59PM

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That's disgusting, who the hell do these people think thay are? Better yet, what are they so afraid of people finding out?

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wlm1Sep 26th 2007 1:18AM

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after watching the jerk almadinejad at Columbia university skirt around every question, nothing surprizes me. I must say though Lee Bollinger was really insulting and hit the jerk hard. I think this is why he was disgusting at the UN.
I think he's a nut and we should never allow him here next time.
The people of Iran should revolt and kill him.

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