Iranian authorities are moving to block access to Instagram, which appears to be the only major social media platform currently operating in Iran. Facebook, Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube are already banned. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Mahsa Alimardani, who researches internet freedoms in Iran for the Oxford Internet Institute and Article 19.
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