One thing the Trump administration can do right now to help protesters in Iran
One thing the Trump administration can do right now to help protesters in Iran 1/9/2018 7:49:46 AM A woman displays pictures of President Trump as she follows the news on her mobile phone in Tehran By; Bruce Lawlor Washington Post, Jan. 8, 2018 - As protests continue in Iran, State Department officials have called upon the Iranian government to unblock Instagram and other popular social media sites. Sites such as these, says Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein, “are legitimate avenues for communication. People in Iran should be able to access those sites.” He adds that the United States has an “obligation not to stand by.” Yet if the administration really wants to give the Iranian people access to social media sites, it can provide the access itself. Internet advocates tout the Web as a tool for the spread of democratic ideals and individual freedom. It certainly can be, provided people are able to participate in the free flow of ideas in ...