The First Vice President announced: Pezeshkian has decided that the filtering file will be closed.
Mohammad-Reza Aref, the First Vice President, in a meeting with a group of media members, congratulating them on Reporter’s Day, said: After defeat in the two recent imposed wars, the enemy is seeking to apply economic pressures aimed at social collapse, and in contrast, the government’s most important issue in conditions of neither war nor peace is preserving and enhancing the country’s resilience.
Aref also regarding the timing of improving internet quality and resolving the filtering issue, noted: The internet is a highway and one cannot close the entire highway because of some violations. Exclusionary treatment of technologies yields no result, but attention to security considerations and enhancing cyberspace security is also a principle that must not be neglected.
According to Aref, measures that target national security must be dealt with, but filtering and exclusionary measures have caused the use of VPNs to spread, which is a threat to our national security. As a university professor I do not know what benefits filtering has for the country?
He added: The President has decided that the filtering file be closed, but because of the existence of legal bodies and councils, this process will take some time. However, gradually the filtering issue will be resolved. Of course, improving internet quality is also important for the government.