Mahmoud Vaezi

• Iran Expands 'Smart' Internet Censorship

  Iran is to expand what it calls "smart filtering" of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content on websites without banning them completely, as it used to, the government said on Friday.

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  Iran Plans to Loosen Internet Censorship via 'Smart Filtering'

  Iran's Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi made the announcement on Wednesday.

• Iran Moves to Ease Internet Censorship Via 'Smart Filtering'

  Iran plans to loosen Internet censorship by introducing "smart filtering" which only keeps out sites the Islamic government considers immoral, Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday.

• Iran President Vetoes WhatsApp Ban: Report

  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging application, media reports said on Wednesday.

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  Official: Iran won't unblock Facebook, Twitter

  Mahmoud Vaezi, the minister of telecom and IT for Iran, said the ban on Facebook and Twitter will remain for the general public.

• Iran won't unblock Facebook, Twitter: Official

  Iran does not plan to unblock Facebook and Twitter for the general public even if some top government officials use it, the minister of telecommunications and information technology said today.