Pavel Durov, chief executive officer of Telegram, said on Twitter that Iran was “blocking access … for the majority of Iranians” after protesters used the popular messaging application to plan and publicise demonstrations. “With a decision by the Supreme National Security Council, activities of Telegram and Instagram are temporarily limited,” the Irib News report said, without elaborating.įacebook, which owns Instagram, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Irib News quoted anonymous sources as saying on Sunday that social media in the country would be temporarily limited, as the government warned protesters they would pay a price if days of unrest continued.
Iran has restricted access to the Instagram and Telegram social media apps as a security measure during rare anti-government protests, according to state TV.
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