[liberationtech] Iranian users vs. FB new policy

Amin Sabeti aminsabeti at gmail.com
Fri Sep 6 09:44:02 PDT 2013


It was helpful :)

Thanks,

A


On 5 September 2013 06:26, Jillian C. York <jilliancyork at gmail.com> wrote:

> Individuals on the SDN list can be searched here:
> http://sdnsearch.ofac.treas.gov/default.aspx
>
>
>  On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Amin Sabeti <aminsabeti at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Then can we say FB can block the Iran's Supreme Leader page or the
>> Rouhani one?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 3 Sep 2013, at 18:50, Collin Anderson <collin at averysmallbird.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> No, this is clearly covered by General License D for Iran and the
>> 'personal communications' exemptions in other sanctions regimes -- it's a
>> nice find, but I suspect it targets individuals designated under the SDN
>> list.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Amin Sabeti <aminsabeti at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was reading the new FB policy and this part was interesting for me as
>>> an Iranian:
>>>
>>> *Special Provisions Applicable to Users Outside the United States.*  We
>>>> made clear that you are not allowed to use Facebook if you are prohibited
>>>> from receiving products or services from the United States.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regarding this article, Facebook can block and remove all users from
>>> Iran. Am I right?
>>>
>>> I think this article is a bit tricky. What do you think guys?
>>>
>>> Amin
>>>
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