Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions.

Iran's government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the ...

Iranians can now access WhatsApp and Google Play without a VPN after the government lifted a two-year ban, signaling a shift ...

The Supreme Cyberspace Council, which is tasked with safeguarding the internet for Iranian citizens, voted unanimously to lift restrictions on a number of foreign-owned applications during a meeting ...

Iranian authorities remove restrictions on Meta's messaging platform WhatsApp and on Google Play, marking an initial move to ease internet limitations.

“The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was removed by unanimous vote of the members of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace,” the official IRNA news agency said. The council is headed by Iran’s president, ...

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play Store, restoring access to key communication and app platforms for users ...

“A positive majority vote has been reached to lift limitations on access to some popular foreign platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on ...

The change was welcomed by many citizens around the nation who were left with no other choice but to resort to using VPNs to ...

“A positive majority vote has been reached to lift limitations on access to some popular foreign platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play”, Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on ...

Iran’s council on safeguarding the Internet has voted to lift bans on the WhatsApp messenger and the Google Play apps, state media reported. The Supreme Cyberspace Council voted unanimously in ...