Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg summoned to court in Iran May 27, 2014 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been summoned to court in Iran to answer allegations that Instagram and WhatsApp violate users' privacy, Digital Spy reported. Although the entrepreneur is unlikely to attend the hearing as there is no extradition agreement between Iran and the US, both apps are said to have been blocked in the territory as a result of the dispute. The report came to light via local news agency ISNA, naming paramilitary Basij force official Ruhollah Momen Nasab as its source. "According to the court's ruling, the Zionist director of the company of Facebook, or his official attorney must appear in court to defend himself and pay for possible losses," he is quoted as saying. The news follows word that another Iranian court had ordered the blocking of Instagram over privacy concerns, but reports from the capital city of Tehran suggest it is still accessible. Fellow social networks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are already blocked in Iran.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
