Iran has planned to ban Google and Gmail forever to ensure their Cyber Security.They have developed their own domestic network and is the reason to block Google and Gmail.Government deputy minister on Sunday that Google search engine and Gmail will be blocked within few hours.
Until further notice Google and Gmail will be filtered.The Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) said this ban is connected with Anti-Islamic film on Youtube.But its not official.
Iran has one of the biggest Internet filters of any country in the world, preventing normal Iranians from accessing countless sites on the official grounds they are offensive or criminal.
But many Iranians believe the block on sites such as Facebook and YouTube is due to their use in anti-government protests after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad in 2009.
Iranian Media told that full domestic network will be ready by March 2013
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