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Iran launches own YouTube-like video-sharing Web site
Iran has launched a video-sharing site in its latest effort to provide alternative, government-sanctioned Internet services.
Dubbed "Mehr," the Farsi word for affection, the site aims to attract Persian-speaking users and promote Iranian culture, according to the About Us page reviewed by the Agence France-Presse.
"From now on, people can upload their short films on the Web site and access [IRIB] produced material," said Lotfollah Siahkali, deputy chief of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
The Iranian government has been waging a battle against what it calls "inappropriate" content on the Internet. The government announced … Read more
