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Re:Why is the Iranian government opening the world’s biggest... by soheil on Saturday July 09, 2016 @04:02PM (#12063035)
Of course there is some of that but to paint this whole effort with a black and white brush merely as a negative and ignore any positive is no less dishonest than the censorship of porn and alcohol by the Iranian gov.
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Re:Why is the Iranian government opening the world’s biggest... by omginternets on Sunday July 10, 2016 @11:45AM (#12065956)
Hmm so what else is it? The article suggests it's a matter of getting Iranians to read pre-approved material, which sounds a lot like "fabricating the illusion of intellectual freedom".
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