journalofajournalist:

The Iranian government announced this week that their long-awaited “Second Internet” will finally launch this spring. It’s a massive, nationwide intranet… that’s controlled and monitored by the authorities. I just wrote a long feature on it for @fastcompany—and why Iran’s government thinks they can seal the country off from the corrupting influences of Facebook, Twitter, and Google.

Iran’s “Second Internet” Rivals Censorship Of China’s “Great Firewall” | Fast Company