The Iranian government and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Sepah also block several social media and communications platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Telegram, Snapchat, and Medium. As of 2012, the country blocks approximately 27% of internet sites and as of 2013, blocks half of the top 500 visited websites worldwide. Iran is notable for its degree of government-sponsored internet censorship.
Iran is seen by many to be a country with internet censorship. The Iranian government, in response to the 2019 Iranian protests, implemented an internet shutdown that reduced internet traffic in the country to 5% of its usual amount. Many of the world's most popular websites have been blocked in Iran.
