Popular messaging app blocked in Iran after creator refuses to turn spy

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Popular messaging app blocked in Iran after creator refuses to turn spy

<p>The maker of Telegram, a popular messaging app, has had his creation blocked in Iran on the grounds that he refused to help authorities to spy on their own citizens. Creator Pavel Durov said that Iran’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology asked him to provide them with “spying and censorship tools” for the service. […]</p><p>(via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cultofmac.com">Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens[/url])</p><br clear='all'/>

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