Trying to shut down any planning and efforts to shut off videos and info getting out.
Via NY Post:
The Iranian government blocked Instagram and a popular messaging app on Sunday, in its latest bid to quell mass protests throughout the Islamic republic.
Millions of everyday Iranians had been keeping up with protests via Instagram pictures and messages shared on Telegram.
“Iranian authorities are blocking access to Telegram for the majority of Iranians after our public refusal to shut down … peacefully protesting channels,” Telegram CEO Pavel Durov wrote on Twitter.
Tehran claimed that social media censorship was necessary to maintain public safety.
“With a decision by the Supreme National Security Council, activities of Telegram and Instagram are temporarily limited,” according to a statement on Iranian state TV.
The seemingly spontaneous demonstrations began on Thursday night and continued through Sunday morning – with two deaths reported overnight from the unrest.