Seyyed Ahmad Motamedi, former Minister of Communications and Data Know-how, has strongly criticized the web filtering insurance policies imposed by Iran’s Supreme Council of Our on-line world, calling them counterproductive to nationwide safety.
“Within the identify of safety, sure actions are being taken which can be, in actuality, anti-security. The filtering measures applied by the Supreme Council of Our on-line world are a first-rate instance. Almost 85% of customers now depend on VPNs, that means unrestricted entry to all types of content material, which utterly undermines safety,” Motamedi said.
He argued that Iran’s telecommunications business doesn’t endure from elementary points however reasonably from self-imposed obstacles equivalent to decreased web velocity and intensive filtering.
Motamedi identified that, not like most international locations the place fastened broadband is quicker than cellular web, Iran faces the other scenario, additional complicating connectivity.
Motamedi famous that whereas fiber optics have been a world precedence twenty years in the past, Iran is barely now addressing the problem, failing to maintain tempo with trendy technological developments equivalent to synthetic intelligence, good industries, and the Web of Issues.
He emphasised that the Ministry of Communications and Data Know-how should shift its focus towards cutting-edge applied sciences reasonably than outdated issues, stating that if these primary points are resolved, the sector can transfer ahead with extra progressive tasks.
