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“Technical Glitch” in Iran’s ‘Filternet’ Allows Iranians Access to Facebook and Twitter

For a few brief, shining hours, countless Iranian citizens had unfettered access to Facebook and Twitter. Due to what Iranian authorities are calling a “technical glitch”, the ordinarily locked down Internet – which some call the Iranian “filternet” – had Facebook and Twitter shaped holes punched in it.