Iran follows Russia in banning popular messaging app Telegram Iran judiciary cou

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Iran follows Russia in banning popular messaging app Telegram

Iran judiciary court has blocked the use of messaging app Telegram, according to state media.

The ban, effective as of Monday, relates to concerns of the popular service being used to coordinate illegal activity, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's government-funded and controlled news agency.

Telegram was used by anti-government protestors during widespread unrest earlier this year. The country banned the use of the service during those protests, but only temporarily.

Telegram is considered to be the most popular messaging app in Iran. It is estimated that more than 40 million Iranians are signed up to the app. Iran has a population of more than 80 million.

Iran has been promoting a homegrown messaging app called Soroush instead. The app reportedly contains emojis that feature veiled women calling for "Death to America."

The Islamic country's clampdown comes hot on the heels of a move by Russia's communications regulator to bar domestic access to Telegram. The FSB, Russia's intelligence agency, had tried to gain access to Telegram's encryption keys but the company refused.

Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov, Telegram's founder and CEO, has called for "digital resistance" to Russia's Telegram ban, in the belief that it will compromise Russians' human rights.

Internet censors in both countries are able to filter what websites and apps people can gain access to. To get around this, some use virtual private networks (VPNs) to access websites as if they are connecting to it from a different country.

Russians protested the Kremlin's move to block Telegram at a march in Moscow on Monday, in support of internet freedom and privacy.

how does this effect international business?

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This approach of blocking telegram from Iran and Russia would definitely reduce the overall international business between these two countries. As telegram is one of the most important communication tool in both of the countries, it would definitely effect communication process regarding trading and providing information over instant messaging application.
Virtual private network would definitely create more business in these countries producing the overall profit is generated by Telegram in both of the countries affecting the economy as the total funds would be going to the VPN services rather than going to the Russian company.
Limitation of the Internet Services in both of the countries would reduce transparency over the internet and would implement governments ideation and regulation over the internet services which would affect over all trades. This regulation would also affect internet based e commerce services which are usually very effective by using instant messaging tools such as Telegram.
Hasbi applications have very large number of users it would definitely affect the overall tree and revenue generated by the applications in the specific region and it would definitely enable governments to regulate more of the internet and to enforce their own application for the public.

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