Congressman Moran Introduces Iranian Digital Empowerment Act
Today, Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) introduced in the U.S. Congress the Iranian Digital Empowerment Act ("IDEA Act") (H.R.4301), legislation that would clarify current sanctions law to provide the Iranian people access to information and the ability to communicate both internally and with the outside world in an effort to undermine censorship and monitoring efforts by the Iranian government.
The bill is intended to permit Twitter, Facebook and other types of instant messaging services to be used in Iran.
“Due to our outdated laws governing information sharing, U.S.
The IDEA Act is intended to clarify the intent of current sanctions law and enable the Iranian people to bypass the Iranian government’s online spying and censorship. The bill authorizes the provision of certain software and related services toIran
Representatives Bob Inglis (R-SC) and Bill Delahunt (D-MA) are original sponsors of the bill. The IDEA Act is intended to clarify the intent of current sanctions law and enable the Iranian people to bypass the Iranian government’s online spying and censorship. The bill authorizes the provision of certain software and related services to
- Software and related services that allow private Iranian citizens to circumvent online censorship and monitoring efforts imposed by the Government of Iran; and
- Software and related services that enable personal communication by the Iranian people.
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