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macross1984 t1_j6ma5ea wrote

Iran theocracy full speed ahead to stomp on its people.

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monkeywithgun t1_j6maxse wrote

>To Criminalize Comments On Social Networks

The fear inherent in theocracies/autocracies and the predictable tyranny they use to cope with it.

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autotldr t1_j6mdu3g wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 75%. (I'm a bot)

> The Iranian parliament plans to add an article to the Islamic Penal Code that would criminalize "Expressing opinions on social networks," state media reported, in an attempt to further limit freedom of speech.

> The draft legislation says that people who hold "a social, political, scientific and cultural position" and use social media to comment on issues that "Require" an official response will be sentenced to prison if their posts get "Widespread feedback" and "Disrupt public order."

> A growing number of celebrities have used their social media accounts to voice support for protests that have swept Iran for more than four months and criticize the Islamic Republic's brutal response to the wave of public anger.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: social^#1 media^#2 legal^#3 issues^#4 article^#5

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MC-Tic-Tac t1_j6miqcd wrote

Good luck trying to find who WeedLord420-69 is lol 🤔

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Snarfbuckle t1_j6n4uh7 wrote

They have apparently never heard the latter part of "sticks and stones shall break my bones..."

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AmbitiousTour t1_j6ncm1v wrote

Iran is really becoming North Korea, but unlike there, the Iranian aren't having it.

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Balgat1968 t1_j6ncove wrote

Trump wanted to criminalize statements made to congress under oath. “Colonel Vindman is a traitor and should be tried for treason” (punishable by death) Along with anyone else who said something he didn’t like. Then he did have him bumped off of the promotion list. The only one in over a thousand nominations. Oh right, sorry, let’s get back Iran.

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dw4zemi3 t1_j6ndx5r wrote

Just like Russia, a pathetic country afraid of social media lmao

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lilrabbitfoofoo t1_j6nird9 wrote

#FUCK THE IRANIAN THEOCRAZY!!!

Put this on your watchlist, fuckers.

Not bad enough for you? How about this...

Allah is a lie and Muhammad was His liar.

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cykboydev t1_j6niu1p wrote

most people in this comment section don’t realise this is already a thing in most western countries too

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54321lkjhg OP t1_j6np010 wrote

Replying to colbat45 (#1,667,623)

I’ve literally never read a post about Iran (or any country) on Reddit that doesn’t have Americans in the comments completely ignoring said country and spouting off some shit about the US instead.

Truly amazing how they can always spin it to be about themselves.

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hesamian t1_j6o2f73 wrote

Terrorist government + tyrannical + censorship = North Korea in making.

Add a nuclear bomb to the equation?!

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DaNo1CheeseEata t1_j6ojwpr wrote

Replying to 54321lkjhg (#1,668,093)

It's mostly Iranian trolls astroturfing reddit.

>Volunteers found Iran's propaganda effort on Reddit — but their warnings were ignored

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/volunteers-found-iran-s-propaganda-effort-reddit-their-warnings-were-n903486

If you look at some users posting here about the US and see their comment history, you'll see every post is about the US or UK ...but the threads they're posting in are about Iran or Russia.

And given reddit's culture hatred for Americans, everyone eats it up.

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archypsych t1_j6opddq wrote

Can they get around this by saying in every comment ’I can’t believe I overheard someone on the street say…..’ and then insert their true views?

Everyone would know.

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572473605 t1_j6owixe wrote

Do you guys know any Iranian social networks?
Asking for a friend.

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markedbeamazed t1_j6p1z2v wrote

Fucking dumb. Instead of fixing it's many problems, Iran just placed the blame on something else.

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Winter_Soldat t1_j6pcc9f wrote

Words hurt our fe fes. Every bullshit authoritarian government.

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Dont-be-a-smurf t1_j6pg9lb wrote

Well on behalf of their citizens:

Fuck the Iranian government

And, in an exercise of my own liberty:

Fuck the American government and our cocksucking president.*

*(I don’t even feel this way I’m just happy I can write it and have zero fear a government jackboot will show up at my door to arrest me).

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fellipec t1_j6pgeqt wrote

So in Iran I can't comment on Aisha's age?

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