The Iranian authorities have relaxed rules on internet use during the election campaign This is an Iranian election like no other, where the main battles are being fought on social media. For the first time candidates, as well as voters, have discovered the power of messaging apps as a way of bypassing state media and reaching out directly to each other. Rather than relying on state television cha
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