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          Iran Orders Social Media Sites to Store Data Inside Country

   by VOA News

   Iran has given foreign social media sites one year to transfer data
   they hold on Iranian users inside the country.

   "Foreign social media active in the country must transfer to Iran all
   the data they hold on Iranian citizens into the country in order to
   ensure their continued activity," Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace
   said in comments carried by state media.

   The new requirements are expected to affect the instant messaging app
   Telegram, which has more than 20 million users inside Iran.

   Iran blocks social media websites like Facebook and Twitter, and
   censors others, although Iranian users can gain access through certain
   software.
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References

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