New App Helps Iranians Dodge 'Morality Police'
The app is seen as a "digital protest" in advance of Iran's upcoming elections./ A new smartphone application that helps Iranians dodge the Islamic Republic's "morality police" is proving popular with the young, tech-savvy population but has quickly fallen foul of the authorities. The Gershad app allows users who spot checkpoints set up by the morality police, who enforce Islamic dress and behavior codes, to tag their location on a Google map with an icon of a bearded man, enabling others to steer clear of them. The app was blocked by the ...
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