Iran has restored WhatsApp and Google Play services in a decision by Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace though many other platforms remain banned.
The late ultraconservative leader Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president at the time, accused the banned apps of fomenting unrest.
He said the online services would only be restored in Iran if they had a legal representative in the country.
Meta, the American tech giant that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has refused to set up offices in Iran, which has been under US sanctions.
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Facebook, YouTube, and X and its predecessor Twitter have been restricted since 2009.
President Masoud Pezeshkian, who took office in July, pledged to ease the internet restrictions.
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