Twitter closes Iranian embassy’s account

TEHRAN — Social media giant Twitter has closed the account of Iran’s embassy in Russia without providing any reason, the media department of the embassy announced on Monday night.

Intl. conference bears witness to Iran being a safe destination

TEHRAN – Holding an international conference with the presence of leading figures in digital tourism marketing is an indicator that Iran is a safe destination to travel, deputy tourism minister Vali Teymouri said on Friday.

Media help alter mental image of travelers towards Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN – Media have helped change the mental image of people towards Sistan-Baluchestan province, which was being shunned by many potential foreign and domestic travelers.

American travel-food vlogger takes social media by storm in Iran

TEHRAN – Thailand-based American food and travel vlogger Mark Wiens has recently arrived in Tehran, tasting street foods and sending videos to hundreds of thousands of his followers on the social media.

Iran’s longest-serving sports journalist Ardeshir Laroudi says how social media changed journalism

TEHRAN - Iran’s longest-serving sports journalist Ardeshir laroudi says that the traditional media has turned into modern journalism since social media has become an integral part of modern society, however it can be Sword of Damocles hanging over the head of journalism.

Social media created over 532,000 contents on ‘flood’ in Persian: data

TEHRAN – Over 532,000 contents about ‘flood’ were created in Persian language from March 15 to April 8 on Instagram, Telegram and Twitter, an Iranian big data company revealed, Mehr reported on Wednesday.

By Setareh Behroozi

Social media and recent floods in Iran, promising or threatening?

TEHRAN — Different hashtags on recent destructive floods in Iran have been trending in different social media and the news of the floods went viral in cyberspace.

Iranians spend one hour and four minutes daily on social networks: official

TEHRAN –Iranians spend one hour and four minutes daily on social networks, head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran, Amir Nazemi, wrote on his Twitter account, Mehr reported on Saturday.

Viral 10-year challenge reveals effects on Iran’s environment

TEHRAN – Environmentalists took up the 10-year challenge on social media, posting photos of the lakes and wetlands drying up across the country, to raise awareness about the devastating impact of climate change on the environment, Mehr reported on Saturday.

Jurist: Officials must do away with banned social networks

TEHRAN – Mohsen Esmaeili, a Guardian Council jurist, has criticized authorities’ active use of banned social media networks, saying everyone must obey the rules, ISNA reported on Monday.

By Setareh Behroozi

Telegram, time to 'left'?

Telegram, the familiar blue icon on cellphones of most Iranians, is being turned into a challenge on the national level.

By: Emir Eksioglu

Stop Making Stupid People Famous

Today's communication technology provides an environment where users can share their thoughts and works of art either instantaneously or retrospectively.

Rouhani says his government’s key failed to open locked social apps

TEHRAN – The Iranian president has said his government’s measures failed to remove ban on some social apps in the country.

Enemy sought to cause turmoil in Iran: police chief

TEHRAN – Police chief Hossein Ashtari said on Tuesday that the enemy was seeking to create disorder in Iran through social media when protests erupted in several cities across in Iran in early January. 

Judiciary chief opposes total ban on social media

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Monday that the judicial body is against blocking all social media apps, emphasizing that the internet should be used in accordance with the country’s national security and people’s rights.

Iran bans state, public organizations from using social apps

TEHRAN – The National Center on Cyberspace of Iran has passed a regulation which bans state as well as public organizations from using social apps to communicate formal messages.

Campaign calls on Tehraners to plant 3 million trees

TEHRAN — People in the city of Tehran have been invited to plant some three million trees within the framework of a campaign run by an NGO on the platform of the social media.

By Hossein Derakhshan

Text vs. World Trumps

Decline of text in favour of videos means more Trumps and Berlusconis around the world. How can we save our democracies?