The Iranian government is reportedly reopening access to Gmail agter taking flak for its decision to block Google’s email service. Even members of parliament have complained about the Gmail block. A member of parliament was quoted in Iranian media saying that the minister of telecommunications would be summoned for questioning if the Gmail ban wasn’t lifted. Even so, officials in Tehran have doubled down on their plans to create an Iranian intranet to supplant the normal, vice-filled free-for-all enjoyed in the West.
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Iran Relents to Pressure, Reopens Gmail Access
Posted by: David Vranicar October 1, 2012 08:23 AMThe Iranian government is reportedly reopening access to Gmail agter taking flak for its decision to block Google’s email service. Even members of parliament have complained about the Gmail block. A member of parliament was quoted in Iranian media saying that the minister of telecommunications would be summoned for questioning if the Gmail ban wasn’t lifted. Even so, officials in Tehran have doubled down on their plans to create an Iranian intranet to supplant the normal, vice-filled free-for-all enjoyed in the West.