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Coverage dated December 23, 2024

Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests

Headline from WHEC Rochester

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Allowing the use of WhatsApp and Google Play is the "first step in removing internet limitations," according to Iranian officials. The country still enforces draconian internet controls.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media says (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s (META.O) instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play (GOOGL.O) as a first step to scale back internet restrictions, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.

  4. Voice of America

    Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsApp (opens Voice of America)

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    The move has sparked a debate in Iran, with critics of the restrictions arguing the controls were costly for the country

  5. Al Jazeera

    Iran to lift ban on WhatsApp, Google Play, state media report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Authorities vote to allow Meta’s instant messaging platform and Google Play as first step to scale back internet curbs.

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