Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, extolled the virtues of the Internet in a state speech on Monday. Rouhani's embracing of high-speed Internet has faced much opposition from political adversaries.
The Iranian government is reportedly working on a new system to block Internet anonymity.
As the victims of a terrorist attack in 1997 look set to be awarded the .ir domain, Icann has asked the US courts not to destroy a valuable "resource utilised by the internet community."
Hackers have breached computer systems at the White House. The measures put in place to identify the attackers and prevent further compromise have shut down the White House computer network.
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