Iran ’s National Security Council has approved plans to ban the photo sharing app , the last major social media service officially available in the country . Facebook , Telegram , Twitter and YouTube have already been banned within the republic , although many Iranians continue to access their services , which have been used to spread anti - government messages , by using overseas IP addresses . Iran’s National Cyberspace Council has approved steps to block Instagram, according to local reports, following crackdowns on other social media apps. Iran ’s President , Hassan Rouhani , currently has Instagram and Twitter accounts , and his predecessor , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , also has a large Twitter following .
Iran ’s National Security Council has approved plans to ban the photo sharing app , the last major social media service officially available in the country . Facebook , Telegram , Twitter and YouTube have already been banned within the republic , although many Iranians continue to access their services , which have been used to spread anti - government messages , by using overseas IP addresses . Iran ’s President , Hassan Rouhani , currently has Instagram and Twitter accounts , and his predecessor , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , also has a large Twitter following .