When Twitters Jack Dorsey tweeted Hassan Rouhani in 2013 to ask if any of the citizens of his country were able to read the Iranian presidents tweets, he probably did not expect a response. To the surprise of many in the West, Mr Rouhani quickly shot back a friendly missive that access to global information for Iranians is their #right. Such gestures ...

Facebook says the "post" button on its Persian site may have been hijacked to pay tribute to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Reports suggest the word "befrest" - or "post" - was temporarily replaced with "Hail Dr Rouhani". This homage - along with a similar tweak hailing Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif - "did not last for more than ...

President reveals a new, progressive attitude to internet censorship in reply to tweet from Twitter boss Jack Dorsey President Hassan Rouhani says his efforts are geared towards ensuring Iranians can access all information online and use it. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP Iran's president,Hassan Rouhani, has reassured Twitter's co-founder,...