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Iranian spokesman responds to UK foreign secretary

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has responded to the recent anti-Iran tweets by the new UK foreign secretary, saying that UK must adopt long-overdue change in its approach.

Facebook accuses Iranian hackers of spying on US military

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Facebook claimed it had disrupted an Iran-based online cyber espionage operation that targeted mostly US military personnel and people working at defense and aerospace companies.

Zarif blasts US "economic terrorism" on downed plane anniv.

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted a tweet on Saturday on the anniversary of the US shooting down of an Iranian passenger plane in 1988.

India to Twitter:

Comply with IT rules or face 'unintended consequences'

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – India has told Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) it has one last chance to comply with new IT rules, or face "unintended consequences" according to a copy of an official letter seen by Reuters.

Trump shuts down his blog after less than a month

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – The blog page that former President Donald Trump launched less than one month ago after his team suggested he'd be launching a major new social platform, has been permanently shuttered.

Ex-US Pres. Trump launched new ‘communications’ platform

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Former US President Donald Trump, who has been rejected by popular social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, has created a new way of communicating with his supporters.

Social Media Follower Growth

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Having a network system in any communication means doing work or activity using mass communication systems. Mass communication systems are superior to individual systems among all beings in the world.

Russia says US seeking unfair competition in all areas

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Russia on Saturday accused the United States of using IT opportunities to engage in unfair competition and of social media platforms arbitrarily and indiscriminately censoring content.

What is a verified badge on social media ?

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – What does verified on social media mean? How do you get a blue tick on social media? How many followers do you need to get verified?

Trump suggests building own platform after Twitter ban

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump suggested Friday night that he may seek to build his own online platform after Twitter permanently suspended his account less than two weeks before the end of his presidency.

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Twitter said on Friday that it had permanently suspended US President Donald Trump from its service “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.”

Biden's POTUS account to start from zero followers

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Twitter said on Tuesday that it would not automatically transfer the millions of followers of official Trump administration accounts to the incoming Biden administration, but instead give users the option to continue or not.

Twitter updates label for Trump's misleading tweets

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Twitter has updated a label placed on misleading claims made by Donald Trump and others, that declares Joe Biden to have won the election.

Twitter suspends Mohsen Rezaei's account

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Twitter blocked the account belonging to Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei.

Twitter suspends Steve Bannon account after talk of beheading

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Twitter permanently suspended an account belonging to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon due to violating the companies regulations and promoting violence.

US knocked out in social media: envoy

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Referring to the recent war of words between Iran and US embassies in Beijing, Ambassador in Beijing China Mohammad Keshavarz-Zadeh said that hit-and-run era is over and US has been knocked out in social media too.

Western governments keep silence on crackdown of protests in US: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its twitter account on Tuesday wrote that Western governments keep silence and forget their Human Rights fever.

Foreign Ministry censures US Police brutality against black men

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – In a tweet on Wednesday, Iran's foreign ministry once again criticized the brutality of the American Police against the black US residents, after an African-American man died on May 25 when US cop knelt on his neck.

Iran FM expresses deep concern over conditions of migrants in US detention center

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iran Foreign Ministry has expressed deep concern over the conditions of 1,500 migrants in the US detention center.

FM Zarif calls on countries of world to join campaign to disregard US sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on all countries of the world to join the growing global campaign to disregard US sanctions on Iran.

Molaverdi calls on netizens to sign petition against US sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian president’s Special Assistant for Citizenship Rights Shahindokht Molaverdi called on users on Twitter to join the campaign calling on the United States Department of the Treasury to immediately lift sanctions on Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak.

US senators put pressure on Twitter to ban Iranian officials

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – A number of Republican senators are ramping up pressure against Twitter to ban accounts of Iranian officials despite American claims on freedom of speech.

Twitter blocks one of Leader's accounts

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – On Wednesday morning, Twitter in a move against freedom of speech, blocked one of the accounts belonging to the Office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Twitter blamed for murder of journalist in Saudi Arabia: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Twitter has come under fire after another dissident journalist was reportedly tortured and killed in Saudi Arabia.

FM spokesman:

Attempts to block Zarif’s reach on social networks not to affect his influence in intl. community

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – FM spokesman Mousavi reacted to news about Americans’ attempt to block FM Zarif’s accounts on social networks for fear of his influence, saying the voice of the top Iranian diplomat will continue to be heard in international community.

Zarif says he was sanctioned because he is a threat to US agenda

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the US sanctions on him by saying that the US move indicates Washington sees him as a 'threat' to its agenda.

Twitter blocks access to Mehr accounts

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The social networking website Twitter has blocked access to Mehr News Agency (MNA) accounts for unknown reasons.

Iran's active diplomacy continues: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described the meetings of President Rouhani with regional countries' leaders today and yesterday as 'excellent'.

French amb. to Washington deletes anti-Iran tweets

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – The French Ambassador to the Washington DC Gérard Araud has deleted the controversial tweets on Iran nuclear deal that he had posted Sat.