130 Thousand Mobile Applications in Iran Are Authorized by the Government

No matter if you’re an owner of a website, an application or a Telegram channel, Iran’s government has decided to create an online certificate called SHAMAD to verify the activities of content creators over the web.

SHAMAD was first created with the purpose of reducing spam text messages in the country, but its purpose has been changed in order to help organize the content over the internet.

Since the introduction of Channels by Telegram as a tool for broadcasting messages to a large audience in September 2015, many Iranians have been using this app as their primary media to follow the news and share entertaining content.

With the big rise of Telegram channels in Iran, “SHAMAD” became a certificate to verify these channels; in order to let the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance control the online activities and organize them easily.

No matter if you’re an owner of a website, an application or a Telegram channel, Iran’s government has decided to create an online certificate called SHAMAD to verify the activities of content creators over the web.

SHAMAD was first created with the purpose of reducing spam text messages in the country, but its purpose has been changed in order to help organize the content over the internet.

Since the introduction of Channels by Telegram as a tool for broadcasting messages to a large audience in September 2015, many Iranians have been using this app as their primary media to follow the news and share entertaining content.

With the big rise of Telegram channels in Iran, “SHAMAD” became a certificate to verify these channels; in order to let the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance control the online activities and organize them easily.