Iranian Teachers' Association protests plan to restrict internet

On Thursday, August 4, the Iranian Teachers' Union issued a statement protesting the plan to restrict the internet, calling the implementation of the "North Korean and Chinese governance model" in Iran "impossible."

The center's statement states that the designers of the Internet restriction plan called "Protecting Cyberspace" are well aware that this plan is contrary to "the general interests and concerns of society."

The statement adds that implementing such a plan would "extremely exacerbate the problems of large segments of society" and would merely serve "the interests of certain power groups."

The Teachers' Union has finally called for "serious opposition" from civil society organizations to the possible approval of the cyberspace protection plan in order to prevent the implementation of risky policies by a "totalitarian group" in the country.

After voting on August 26 of this year, members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly brought the plan called "Protecting the Rights of Cyberspace Users" one step closer to its possible implementation.

Critics say the plan's proponents are seeking to implement broader filtering and then replace some in-house applications.

The "Protection of Cyberspace" plan was put on the agenda after Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Republic, called cyberspace in Iran "unbridled" in a speech and criticized the failure of responsible institutions to restrict it.

Source: Radio Farda