Iran's Supreme Council has decided to remove YouTube access in the country and arrest all prominent YouTube users, according to a Telegram news channel citing a senior Iranian official. The official reportedly said the move was in response to what he described as 'the Zionist enemy engineering the consciousness of Iranian citizens' through the platform.
Iran's Supreme Council has announced a decision to remove YouTube access nationwide and arrest prominent YouTube users, according to a Telegram news channel citing a senior Iranian official. The official claimed the move targets what he described as 'the Zionist enemy engineering the consciousness of Iranian citizens' through the platform. The decision represents a new escalation in Iran's internet censorship policy. As The Zioneer reported, Iran has previously imposed nationwide internet blackouts and restricted access to social media platforms during periods of heightened tensions with Israel. The specific impact on YouTube, a widely used platform in Iran despite existing restrictions, remains unclear.
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