Iran s parliament suspends controversial internet bill Iran s parliament has decided to temporarily suspend a controversial bill that would block Iranians from major social media websites. Iranians use internet at a cybercafe in the center of the Iranian capital, Tehran, on May 14, 2013. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
July 27, 2021
With protests raging all across the country over water shortages and electricity, Iran s parliament has decided now is not a good time to push through a controversial bill further limiting Iranian citizens’ access to the internet.
The bill, titled “protecting users in cyberspace and organizing social media,” was set to be publicly discussed on Iran s parliament floor July 26. The review of the controversial bill was suspended temporarily, according to Iranian media sources.