Telex: Anticensorship in the Network Infrastructure. Iran Sanctions. Information relating to the Sanctions Relief Provided for in the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) between the P5 + 1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran On January 12, 2014, the P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China, coordinated by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton) and Iran arrived at technical understandings for the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), which will be implemented beginning on January 20, 2014.
The following documents are key components of the implementation of the JPOA. Sanctions Brochures Sanctions Brochures are an overview of OFAC's regulations with regard to Iran. They are useful quick reference tools. Important Advisories OFAC issues advisories to the public on important issues related to the Iran sanctions, while these documents may focus on specific industries and activities they should be reviewed by any party interested in OFAC compliance. Frequently Asked Questions List of CISADA and NDAA Prohibitions or Conditions Interpretive Guidance. Obama announces U.S. sanctions against telecoms in Iran, Syria. Companies that sell online surveillance- or Internet-monitoring technologies to the governments of Iran or Syria could immediately face U.S. sanctions, under an executive order President Barack Obama signed this week.
The measure, which bars direct and indirect sales of technology and hardware, is aimed at thwarting the Iranian and Syrian regimes' efforts to track government dissidents through cellular phones and computers. During a speech Monday at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Obama announced his order, intended to isolate further the governments of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Sign up for our FREE newsletter for more news like this sent to your inbox! "I've signed an executive order that authorizes new sanctions against the Syrian government and Iran and those that abet them for using technologies to monitor and track and target citizens for violence," Obama said. "sanctions" "iran" "effectiveness"
Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age: The 2009 Presidential ... - Yahya Kamalipour. Internet Users - Top 20 Countries - Internet Usage. Global Digital Media - Advertising and Digital Marketing Trends and Statistics The advertising scene has undergone radical change and is still changing.
With profits down between 5% and 10% on an annual basis, the performance of the traditional advertising market is under constant pressure. Data analytics is exposing the weakness of these traditional advertising business models and, like all of the other sectors affected by the digital economy, this means that these business models need to change.Internet Governance and Net Neutrality Insights The report analyses the developments regarding governance of the Internet and draws on developments from the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and provides a case study on developments in the US in regards to net neutrality.
U.S. hits Syria, Iran with sanctions for Internet, tech abuses. WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration took aim Monday at what it called "digital guns for hire," unveiling new sanctions against Syria and Iran for using the Internet, social media and other technology to track and target dissidents.
The governments of those countries and some telecommunications companies working with them have used technology to "facilitate grave human rights abuses," the administration said. "These technologies should be in place to empower citizens, not to repress them," President Obama said in announcing the sanctions at a speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. In its international cyberspace strategy released last year, administration officials said they "encourage people all over the world to use digital media ... and denounce those who harass, unfairly arrest, threaten, or commit violent acts against the people who use these technologies. " U.N. approves full monitoring mission in Syria. Google confirms Internet users in Iran are blocked (updated)
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Google confirmed today that its users in Iran are being blocked by a new regulation against access to secure browsing, or HTTPS websites. The block has been in action since February 10. In celebration of the overthrow of its monarchy in 1979, Iran decided to block Internet access to all encrypted websites using the “HTTPS” format. That means anyone using the Internet in Iran won’t be able to connect to sites such as Google, Facebook, banking and finance websites, or Yahoo. Iran is severely tightening the reigns on Internet usage overall, and not just on the digital front. Google confirmed the block to Bloomberg. Google pointed us to its Transparency Reports to see the flow of traffic to its different services.
Because Iran is sanctioned by the US, Google cannot try to contact the Iranian government and find out why it is no longer allowing people access to HTTPS websites. Internet Access Is Not a Human Right.