Tor project needs volunteers to help Iranian users access the internet

Re:Tor project needs volunteers to help Iranian users access... by drostie on Saturday February 11, 2012 @12:22PM (#3579620)

They're dropping SSH too, so I'd just assume that they're dropping everything. No block page for you. ^_^

The goal might not be censorship, even. Iran's most prominent recent actions have been provocative trade threats and hacking a US drone -- and US Presidential candidates have been discussing the possibility of eventually invading Iran. Iran has plenty of paranoia to spare:

http://www.juancole.com/2011/12/iran-has-us-surrounded-all-r...

I'm guessing that they're dropping connections in part based on that; fear of spies rather than fear of speech. In which case they wouldn't really have any motive for a blockpage, either.

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Re:Tor project needs volunteers to help Iranian users access... by mukyu on Saturday February 11, 2012 @12:51PM (#3579671)

It is the anniversary of the overthrow of the Shah and they do something like every time there is something politically sensitive going on.

It is clearly population/sentiment control and not 'fear of spies'.

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