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Iran pushes ahead with internet 'protection' bill

Iranian members of parliament have pushed ahead a controversial bill that would essentially cut off most Iranians from the internet and hand over the country’s internet infrastructure to the armed forces.

On Feb. 22, a special parliamentary committee approved the general outline of the “Bill to Protect Users in Cyberspace,” first introduced three years ago.

Many Iranian twitter users used a Persian hashtag of the name of the bill to discuss their opposition.

“Do you know what will happen if you close Telegram? Millions of jobs will be lost. This is not North Korea.” Many Iranian small businesses use Telegram to conduct business transactions and conduct sales.

“If you want a [strong] society you have to let people choose, even if they choose incorrectly 100 times. …The harm from imposing [something] on people is higher than them making incorrect decisions.”

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/02/iran-pushes-ahead-internet-protection-bill