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autotldr t1_j6mdu3g wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 75%. (I'm a bot)


> The Iranian parliament plans to add an article to the Islamic Penal Code that would criminalize "Expressing opinions on social networks," state media reported, in an attempt to further limit freedom of speech.

> The draft legislation says that people who hold "a social, political, scientific and cultural position" and use social media to comment on issues that "Require" an official response will be sentenced to prison if their posts get "Widespread feedback" and "Disrupt public order."

> A growing number of celebrities have used their social media accounts to voice support for protests that have swept Iran for more than four months and criticize the Islamic Republic's brutal response to the wave of public anger.


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