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Gmail blocked in Iran ahead of protests?
Summary
Gmail appeared to be unavailable to some users in Iran on Wednesday, the day before a government crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations.
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Gmail appeared to be unavailable to some users in Iran on Wednesday, the day before a government crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations.
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the Iranian government said it would shut down Gmail and replace it with a national email system. CNN reported that government officials were believed to be responsible for blocked text messages and sluggish internet speeds in Tehran for days.
Gmail users in Iran reported to Google that they were having trouble getting to the service, Google said in a statement later on Wednesday.
For more on this story, see Gmail blocked in Iran ahead of protests? on CNET News.
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paul61311th Feb 2010 -
Well, duh
Iran is a dictatorship.
I still remember when ignorant liberals (sorry, didn't mean to
be redundant) thought the anti-government protests over the
phony election in Iran were actually going to make a difference,
and people like me who said that what was really going to
happen was that the protesters were going to get rounded up
and shot were called all sorts of kinds of cynical pessimists.
Well, sorry to pop your little utopian bubble, but reality wins
out every time. Dictatorships are not overthrown by public
protests.
frgough11th Feb 2010 -
RE: Gmail blocked in Iran ahead of protests?
somebody wear Ahmedinajad's shoes and be him for 1 day, then i would see if i can take any side
Oti Oti12th Feb 2010 -
RE: Gmail blocked in Iran ahead of protests?
that's too bad. it set a bad example for Chinese gov.
xinhao12th Feb 2010
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