close access to social networking sites, Facebook, towards the presidential election mid-June

Government of Iran has close access to social networking sites, Facebook, towards the presidential election mid-June.

Iranian news agency, ILNA, Sunday (24 / 5) the step is applied to prevent the use of Facebook by supporting the candidate stronghold reformis, Hussein Mousavi, in the campaign.

During the presidential election campaign begins Saturday yesterday, a number of influential scholars ask a fair use of radio and television media - which dominated the government - for the sake of the campaign. Within 24 hours after that, said Facebook receives reports that the site is blocked in Iran.

The reason, as reported ILNA news is that the supporting Hussein Mousavi using social network sites is better for menyebarluaskankan position Mousavi. Mousavi has 5000 more supporters who joined with his Facebook page, which contains, among other criticisms on the government at this time is not considered to respect the Iranian people around the world.

Facebook spokesperson said the company disappointed because voters can not access the Facebook site exactly when to use the internet to find information about the presidential candidates .. Iran's government forbade citizens to access social networking site Facebook. This is done in order to anticipate the use of Facebook as a campaign tool in the upcoming June election.

As dilansir BBC, Sunday (24/5/2009), the prohibition is aimed at the presidential candidates reformis Hossein Mousavi. Facebook users in Tehran disappointed to confess this.

"Access to the site Facebook has been banned since a few days before the presidential election," wrote media Ilna Iran.

Ilna also write, some people in Tehran have difficulties in accessing Facebook. "Disappointment when the voters begin to switch to the Internet to find information about the candidates," he added.

Hossein Mousavi is a former prime minister who has become a major competitor of Ahmadinejad as president. In the Facebook, supporting reached 5000 supporters.