Iranians facing internet blackouts have been ordered to post pro-government content and hand over a slew of personal information to regain access, according to independent media outlets.
Users were ordered to provide personal details, including home and work addresses, bank account information, pictures of their bank cards, and links to their social media accounts in order to get access restored, according to a report in Iran International, an independent Persian-language news service based in Washington DC.
They were also instructed to sign handwritten pledges not to publish any content harmful to Iran’s “psychological, social or political security,” the report states.
It comes as the regime in Tehran accuses the United States of destroying trust and jeopardizing peace talks.
“We cannot trust the Americans at all,” Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, told reporters at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, CBS News reported.
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