Monitoring Desk: The Washington Post has confirmed that the U.S. Justice Department has seized more than 30 Web domains linked to Iranian state media
This is a new kind of censorship introduced by the US government to control journalism.
The US officials claim their action is counter what they say is Iranian propaganda at a time of simmering tensions between the two countries.
In what seems to be a coordinated action, a similar message appears on the websites of Iranian and regional television networks that claims the domains of the websites have been “seized by the United States Government.” pic.twitter.com/JloU56LvpL
— Press TV (@PressTV) June 22, 2021
Top Iranian New domains including English-language Press TV, an Iranian state-owned news channel, Al-Alam TV and Al-Masirah, a Beirut-based News outlet have been seized while more on the list. No response from international Journalism Rights associations has come out till the filing of this report.
