United States announced today that they are lifting some of the trade sanctions they have placed on Iran so that tech companies can offer platforms and services that will allow Iranians to access the internet.
The goal of the administration of US President Joe Biden is to allow companies to “provide more choice and secure services to the Iranian people,” the Treasury Department said. “The US is taking steps to support the free flow of information and the Iranian people’s access to information,” he added.
Iranian authorities have imposed severe online restrictions, including blocking access to Instagram and WhatsApp, following protests sparked by the death of Mahshi Amini, a young woman arrested by the vice police. Non-governmental organizations accuse the Iranian authorities of trying to limit the ability of protesters to organize and of wanting to suppress demonstrations “behind closed doors”.
Multibillionaire Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX plans to seek relief from sanctions against Tehran in order to provide Internet services to Iran through its Starlink satellite system.
Source: Kathimerini
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