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Iran's parliament suspends controversial internet bill

Iran's parliament has decided to temporarily suspend a controversial bill that would block Iranians from major social media websites.
Iranians use internet at a cybercafe in the center of the Iranian capital Tehran on May 14, 2013.

With protests raging all across the country over water shortages and electricity, Iran's parliament has decided now is not a good time to push through a controversial bill further limiting Iranian citizens’ access to the internet.

The bill, titled “protecting users in cyberspace and organizing social media,” was set to be publicly discussed on Iran's parliament floor July 26. The review of the controversial bill was suspended temporarily, according to Iranian media sources.

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