When widespread Internet censorship started in Iran, they promised it will only be used for porn. Being a religious country, no one protested. I don't say everyone agreed, but because of all the stigma attached to porn, no one said a word or lifted an finger. What started as a porn-only filtering system expanded exponentially. Little by little, the number of unavailable websites grew. Nowadays, most of the internet is inaccessible from Iran. To name few instances:
YouTube, Vimeo and all other video-sharing websites
Flickr, imgur and all other photo-sharing websites
WordPress, Blogger and all other blogging platforms (and every blog on them)
Facebook, Google+ and all other social networks
BBC, CNN, NPR and almost all foreign news agencies
...
And also HTTPS rarely works. They have limited the HTTPS bandwidth so much it's impossible to use Gmail without a headache, in an effort to encourage everyone to disable it, thus making it easier for surveillance.
Dear British friends, it's a slippery slope. Don't let the same thing happen to you.
YouTube, Vimeo and all other video-sharing websites Flickr, imgur and all other photo-sharing websites WordPress, Blogger and all other blogging platforms (and every blog on them) Facebook, Google+ and all other social networks BBC, CNN, NPR and almost all foreign news agencies ... And also HTTPS rarely works. They have limited the HTTPS bandwidth so much it's impossible to use Gmail without a headache, in an effort to encourage everyone to disable it, thus making it easier for surveillance.
Dear British friends, it's a slippery slope. Don't let the same thing happen to you.