There are between 42 to 45 million social media users in Iran and the number of users on Iranian messaging apps has reached 7.5 million, Techrasa said citing a statement by the ICT ministry. Major social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Telegram are blocked in the country. Meanwhile, the First Deputy Prosecutor of Iran issued a statement that brought blocking speculations for Instagram. This is due to the activities of some Iranian celebrities on Instagram who have collected money from their followers to help the poor. This has led to some scams, the prosecutor said.
Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, the ICT Minister, has mentioned a few times that he’s against blocking social networks, and there are even some chances that Twitter might get unblocked in the country. In May, it was announced that eight out of the twelve members of Iran’s Filtering Committee have written a letter to the Deputy State Prosecutor in charge of Cyberspace Crimes in favor of removing the ban on Twitter.
Source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/iran-records-45-mln-social-media-users--1251964
