Ayatollah leaves Telegram as Iran prepares to block messaging service
(The Guardian Iran)

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shuts down channel to `safeguard national interest´, but app is hugely popular in countryIran is expected to block the popular messaging app Telegram, following similar measures taken by Russia, after the country´s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced he was leaving the service to safeguard the national interest.Telegram has proved a massive success in Iran, dwarfing the number of people using its global rival WhatsApp, and surpassing Facebook and Twitter, which have both been blocked for a long time in the country. Related: Russia blocks millions of IP addresses in battle against Telegram app I have criticized @telegram`s security model in the past, but @Durov`s response to the Russian government`s totalitarian demand for backdoor access to private communications-refusal and resistance-is the only moral response, and shows real leadership. https://t.co/KtZDpu33wh Continue reading...