The Iranian government is really cracking down on social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as mobile text messaging services. According to CNN, “Because the Iranians have shut down Web sites and closed newspapers, one senior official said, "one of the ways people are able to get out the word is Twitter. " In face the Iranian government in the past interrupted satellite internet connections. However, bloggers and activists are still reporting from Iran by using proxy servers to get around the censors.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears to be trying to limit Internet access and communications in Iran. New kinds of social media are challenging those traditional levers of state media control and allowing Iranians to find novel ways around the restrictions. According to MSN, “The government attempted to block network access, and the protesters fought back in kind, crashing government Web sites.” Social networking has become popular among activist to promote freedom of press and speech.