All Forms of Migration Advertising Banned

The Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly announced a plan to prohibit advertising regarding migration.

Recently, migration abroad has significantly increased, with issues such as unemployment among graduates, inadequate wages, poor economic conditions in Iran, and other factors being among the reasons for people migrating from Iran towards European countries.

Migration is also one of the reasons for capital and assets leaving Iran through emigrants. This includes purchasing real estate in neighboring and European countries at lower prices than buying property in Iran, which is considered another reason for migration. Extensive advertising regarding migration also exists in various forms in media, directing people in this direction.

Now, the Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly has released a report on advertising in cyberspace and is calling for “prohibition of all forms of migration advertising due to rising migration rates.” The proposal presented in this report includes “prohibition of all forms of media advertising in any direct or indirect manner regarding migration, real estate purchase, education, investment, obtaining residence permits and visas abroad.”

The Research Center of the Assembly further stated in its recommendations: “Famous and well-known individuals who are endorsers of advertisements must clearly and explicitly inform the audience about the advertising nature of the content with specific indicators and disclose the advertising nature of the information presented, and are also obligated to inform audiences of the existence of any financial contracts with producers.”

While calling for establishing mechanisms to make advertisers “identifiable” in cyberspace, this center has emphasized the prohibition of advertising through individuals under 18 years of age and stated that minors under 18 years should not work as influencers.

In the reports of the Research Center of the Assembly, it was emphasized that all activities in the field of tourism advertising should be restricted within the framework of regulations in this field and obtaining permission from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.