Cryptocat, a website that provides a secure and encrypted live messaging service, has been blocked in Iran.
Despite Iranian officials claiming to offer more freedom online, leading social networks like Facebook and Twitter have been blocked in Iran, Mashable reports. Now, they've also blocked the Cryptocat service.
The official cryptocat website states that cryptocat appears to be the first and only encrypted chat app to be blocked in Iran. Although the main page of the website and services redirects to the censorship page, their blog is accessible to Iranian users.
The app is still available in the Chrome Web Store and as a Firefox add-on. In a blog post, cryptocat explained how users in Iran can access the service. Users can access the website using the TOR browser, a software that enables online anonymity and helps users bypass internet censorship.
