Iran set to block access to Google

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Submission + - Iran set to block access to Google (guardian.co.uk)

Submitted by legolas on Sunday September 23, 2012 @07:20PM

legolas writes: The official state online censorship body in Iran has reported that Google and Gmail are going to be blocked effective immediately, ostensibly in response to the contentious videos that YouTube is hosting. This comes as Iran is preparing the launch of their "Halal" intranet to replace the current direct (albeit highly censorsed) access to the global Internet. While there have been several state-organized protests for the film 'Innocence Of Muslims' in Iran, the public in general doesn't seem bothered by it.

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