Iran Shuts Down US Virtual Embassy 451
bonch writes "Less than 12 hours after the U.S. launched a virtual embassy for Iran, the Iranian government blocked access to the website, directing visitors to a government page proclaiming the site illegal. The White House condemned the move, calling Iran's internet policies 'an electronic curtain of surveillance and censorship around its people.'"
Re:U.S. (Score:4, Funny)
Yes but... how do you REALLY feel?
Re:U.S. (Score:5, Funny)
> Really? If the US dissapeared tomorrow, just what do you think would happen to the world?
Canada would slide south and we'd be that much closer to real Mexican food!
punishment (Score:2, Funny)
Those Iranians need to have their mouths washed out with SOPA.
Re:U.S. (Score:5, Funny)
It is the place of the US to stand up for unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Re:U.S. (Score:4, Funny)
People care a lot more about $AWFUL_REALITY_SHOW than they do about foreign propaganda here, there is no need to block it.
I'd imagine the Iranian govn't wished they had a population that was sedate enough that they didn't have to block propaganda.
Just crank out another season of "Dirty Ice-trucker New Jersey Born Italian-American Hookers in Alaska", and everything will stay the same.
You call that censorship? (Score:4, Funny)
I am a time traveler from the future and where I come from people understand that the internet is a place to get information designed specifically for you by the people you pay taxes to. Other governments are all bad, and we don't dare cross IP borders... especially since they implemented IP v1984 and all networks only have access to their own IP segments and all traffic on said segments route through a connection direct to the government run 'packet enhancer'. It's fun and safe!
Re:U.S. (Score:4, Funny)