Iran Deems Signal Criminal Content, Removes From Local App Stores
January 15, 2021 15:12 GMT
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Iran has ordered the removal of the private encrypted messengering application Signal from local application stores after it reportedly was deemed criminal content by the Islamic republic’s filtering committee.
Iranian media reported on January 14 that local app stores Cafebazaar and Myketappstore confirmed the removal of the Signal app.
Users have reported that when trying to install Signal, they have received a message that said the application has been “removed by the order of the Criminal Content Designation Taskforce,” which is in charge of Internet censorship.
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