Iran's Communications Minister Considers Social Media Users' Anonymity a "Serious Challenge"

Iran's Minister of Communications considered the anonymity of users on social networks a "serious challenge" and said that cyberspace should "have specific rules and regulations."

Previously, Ayatollah Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, has repeatedly criticized the institutions responsible for the conditions prevailing on the Internet in Iran, describing cyberspace as "truly loose" and "unfettered and unfettered."

According to ISNA, on Thursday, November 26, in a meeting with members of the "Political and Social Commission of the Secretariat of the Assembly of Experts," Issa Zarepour, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, referred to the advantages of social networks and said: "In our opinion, cyberspace is an opportunity-creating area" and "tied to all aspects of people's lives."

Stating that today, "platforms manage human life," he said, "the borders of countries are where these platforms exist and gain users" and "rule has fallen into their hands."

On Wednesday, Mojtaba Tavangar, head of the parliament's energy economy committee, criticized the concern of "some individuals with unknown motives" to limit people's and businesses' access to the internet, saying: "It is common knowledge that the data transmission infrastructure of several vital systems in the country is located on the satellite of one of its regional competitors."

The plan to restrict the Internet in Iran, titled "Protecting the Rights of Users in Cyberspace and Regulating Social Media," is being reviewed by a special commission in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and Iranian users have already reacted to it.

Source: Voice of America