Fans in Iran are gathering to have Clash of Clans unblocked. The pressure is yielding initial successes.
Last week we reported that the mobile game “Clash of Clans” was blocked in Iran for promoting tribal warfare.
Fans of Clash of Clans in Iran are not taking this lightly, as reported by VentureBeat. They have inundated the Instagram page of the Minister of Communications with posts. Instagram is the most popular social medium in Iran. The players are posting on the Minister’s page statements like: “If the government does not lift the blockade, we will not vote in the election next year.”
Apparently, the campaign has had an effect: The Minister posted on Instagram that he would address the situation. Subsequently, the President of Iran, Rouhani, also intervened and agreed with the Minister. Now it is believed that the government must handle the player community more carefully.
Clash of Clans has an estimated 5.5 million players in Iran. That’s a lot of votes in a country with 80 million inhabitants.
