Iran To Block Google E-Mail
A day before the 31st anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution, the country's telecommunications agency announced Wednesday that it would permanently suspend Google's e-mail services in Iran in favor of a soon-to-be launched national e-mail service, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The measure is aimed at boosting the development of Internet technology by Iranian sources and building "trust between people and the government," according to the Journal, which also said it was unclear if Google's Gmail service was still operating in Iran.
Official demonstrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled Iran's monarchy and replaced it with an Islamic republic are set to take place along with protests from pro-democracy demonstrators, which have been violently opposed by the Iranian government.
The U.S. Congress passed legislation last year as part of the 2010 defense authorization act that authorized funding for the development of technologies aimed at helping the Iranian people evade electronic censorship and monitoring.
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