Cryptocat, a website that provides secure and encrypted messaging service has been blocked in the Iran.
Despite the Iranian officials claims to offer more internet freedom, the top social networks like Facebook, twitter have been blocked in Iran, reports Mashable. Now, they have also blocked the Cryptocat service.
The cryptocat official website reports that cryptocat is appeared to be the first and only encrypted chat application to be censored in Iran.
Though the main website and service page is redirected to censorship page, their blog is accessible for Iranian users. The app is still available in Chrome web store and Firefox add on.
In the blog post, cryptocat explained how to access their cryptocat service in Iran - Users can still access the website using the TOR browser, a software that enables online anonymity and helps users to bypass internet censorship.
Despite the Iranian officials claims to offer more internet freedom, the top social networks like Facebook, twitter have been blocked in Iran, reports Mashable. Now, they have also blocked the Cryptocat service.
The cryptocat official website reports that cryptocat is appeared to be the first and only encrypted chat application to be censored in Iran.
Though the main website and service page is redirected to censorship page, their blog is accessible for Iranian users. The app is still available in Chrome web store and Firefox add on.
In the blog post, cryptocat explained how to access their cryptocat service in Iran - Users can still access the website using the TOR browser, a software that enables online anonymity and helps users to bypass internet censorship.