Chabahar’s representative used the country’s situation as a pretext to implement the Protection Plan
Moeinuddin Saeedi, the representative of Chabahar in the parliament, said that what was proposed as the Protection Plan was practically implemented under the pretext of the country’s situation
This parliament member stated regarding the removal of restrictions on social networks that Mr. Raisi should reflect on his pre-election slogans and certainly take action to lift the restrictions imposed on virtual space
He also added that it is discriminatory if officials can tweet consecutively and express their opinions on Instagram, but the people do not have access, which contradicts the third principle of the constitution
It is said that one of the main goals of the so-called Protection Plan is the widespread filtering of networks and internet services for the Iranian people once the domestic infrastructure is established
Instagram, one of the most popular social networks in Iran, and the messaging app WhatsApp were filtered following the protests over Mahsa Amini’s death while in custody by the morality police. These protests began in September of this year