Tehran, YJC. In letter to communications ministry, Ejei has ordered the minister to see to the ‘criminal content’ on internet.
Judiciary First Deputy Qolamhossein Mohseni Ejei in a letter
to the Minister of Communications and IT stated "In keeping with the command of
the Head of the Judiciary ayatollah Amoli, appropriate measures must be taken
within one month to lay the technical ground for effectively blocking and controlling
the information on social networks with criminal content.”
Else, the Judiciary will do its intrinsic duty in blocking
the aforementioned networks and will take legal action against those who have
violated the commands of the judiciary, whatever rank they may be, the letter
adds.
The letter has ordered the communication ministry to block
access to Whats app, Viber, and Tango among others, applications that are
widely used by Iranians for chatting online.