Millions of Internet users in Iran will be permanently denied access to the World Wide Web and cut off from popular social networking sites and email services, as the government has announced its plans to establish a national Intranet within five months. […]
Unveiling a six-point plan to implement the Iranian Intranet, Taghipour said last March that the Internet « promotes crime, disunity, unhealthy moral content, and atheism, » and that government’s goal is to eliminate the online « scourges. » In October last year, an Iranian official – who called Facebook users a threat to Islamic values – expressed concern that expansion of social media networks was harming the nation and society. […]
By creating a complete blockade on free Internet, Tehran could be setting a dangerous precedent for authoritative nations that may harbor similar plans in the future. In fact, the Iranian government has already announced its plans to « export » the winning formula for an isolated Intranet to the rest of the world.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325415/20120409/iran-internet-intranet-censorhip-freedom-tehran-google.htm