A new bill designed to restrict access to social media applications in Iran is stirring anxiety among young Iranians, social media users and business owners.
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“I and the people working here are likely to lose our jobs if this bill becomes effective," said Hedieloo from his dimly lit workshop in the southern suburbs of Tehran, where he sands bleached wood and snaps photos of adorned desks to advertise. The draft legislation, first proposed this spring by conservative lawmakers, requires major foreign tech giants such asto register with the Iranian government and be subject to its oversight and data ownership rules.
And finally, the bill takes control of the internet away from the civilian government and places it under the armed forces. “There is no reason to worry, online businesses will stay, and even we promise that they will expand too," he said. During the turmoil in the fall of 2019, for instance, the government imposed a near-complete internet blackout. Even scattered demonstrations, such as the recent protests over water shortages in Iran's southwest, have seen disruptions of mobile internet service.
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