Iran Social Media Sites

An American porn actor on Monday faced accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran's government after boasting on social media about a trip to the Islamic Republic from where she posted pictures at sites including the shut-down US embassy.

Iran has given foreign messaging apps a year to move data they hold about Iranian users onto servers inside the country, prompting privacy and security concerns on social media.

Under the new scheme, Tehran could lift its blanket ban on those sites and, instead, filter their content.

Iran's entire Cabinet has opened Facebook pages in what is seen as a move toward greater openness - even though the social media site is blocked in the Islamic Republic.

Iran's police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites.

An American porn actor on Monday faced accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran's government after boasting on social media about a trip to the Islamic Republic from where she posted pictures at sites including the shut-down US embassy.

Iran has given foreign messaging apps a year to move data they hold about Iranian users onto servers inside the country, prompting privacy and security concerns on social media.

Under the new scheme, Tehran could lift its blanket ban on those sites and, instead, filter their content.

Iran's entire Cabinet has opened Facebook pages in what is seen as a move toward greater openness - even though the social media site is blocked in the Islamic Republic.

Iran's police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites.