Iran Takes Another Step to Restrict Internet Freedom

The Iranian government this week used the controversial anti-Islam YouTube video that contributed to anti-American protests over the last two weeks as an excuse to block access to Google, raising concerns that Tehran is on the verge of blocking all access to the internet and replacing it with an internal online network. Although the regime will continue to work to expand internet controls, it will not be able to completely block access to the internet and still has to decide whether to risk introducing an internal online system that would prove highly unpopular and would hurt the Iranian economy.

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