As Soroush app is officially launched in Iran, Telegram users reported problems using the messaging platform. The Iranian government blocked Telegram during the 2017 anti-government protests [Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters] The Iranian government has officially released a mobile messaging app in a bid to encourage users to abandon the currently banned Telegram messenger. Soroush, a homegrown app promot
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