After blocking video and images on messaging app Telegram, Iran's judiciary issues order to ban Telegram completely

There has been a wave of protests across Iranian cities over the temporary banning of Telegram, authorities have said, " Service enabled foreign-based "counter-revolutionary" groups to stir tensions." Iranian authority has tried developing their own social media network and restrict the usage of foreign-based platforms.

This app was built by a Russian tech guru Pavel Durov and is one of the most popular social networking apps. Approximately 40 million users are connected by Telegram.

There has been a wave of protests across Iranian cities over the temporary banning of Telegram, authorities have said, " Service enabled foreign-based "counter-revolutionary" groups to stir tensions."

Iranian authority has tried developing their own social media network and restrict the usage of foreign-based platforms. Social media network Soroush network offers services similar to Telegram has been operational in Iran and has over five million subscribers.

The announcement of banning Telegram came mid-April by leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani. Anyone in breach of the order "will be considered in violation of the judicial order and prosecuted."

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