37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study
The Daily Caller reported that the popular dating app Tinder has apparently begun to catch on in the Islamic Republic of Iran in spite of the prevalence of government monitoring and enforcement of morality laws that criminalize intermingling of the genders. The report indicates that Tinder is just the latest extension of an underground dating scene that has been growing in defiance of such social restrictions.
This news follows closely upon a number of other recent stories that indicate the challenge that technology poses to the Iranian regime’s repression of Western influence and criminalization of dissent. For instance, recent security updates to the photo-sharing service Instagram have effectively destroyed a scheme that was previously touted by the regime for “smart filtering” of undesirable content.
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