“The government succeeded in suffocating the flare-up in part by shutting off key social media and messaging apps, but the lesson was clear: The same oxygen that can resuscitate commerce can also give breath to potential revolt.  Authorities’ solution has been to create a so-called ‘halal net,’ Iran’s own locally controlled version of the internet aimed at restricting what the public can see.  As Iran approaches the 40th anniversary of the revolution that brought its cleric-led rule to power, how it handles the power of cyberspace will be crucial to its future, determining whether it moves to greater openness or seals itself off from the world.”

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/business/technology/article/In-Iran-a-halal-internet-means-more-control-12531520.php

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