EghtesadOnline: CEO and founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, took to Twitter on July 29 to say the company is set to regulate activities of modified versions of the application.

EghtesadOnline: Telegram, the most popular social media and messaging application in Iran, has started using encrypted Content Delivery Networks located in the country since July 27.

EghtesadOnline: T he Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is in talks with the judiciary to acquire permits to unblock the Telegram voice calling feature in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: A local business conducting surveys has released the latest statistics on Iranians’ activities on social media.

EghtesadOnline: Administrators of channels “and similar services on social media” which have 5,000 or more followers are obliged to register their identity validation with the Ministry of Culture.