Unfortunately he can’t actually change the law — but still, pretty sweet.
He does not have the actual authority to remove the restrictions, he added in statements to Iran's state news agency.
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Iran currently blocks access to social networking sites, and others it deems politically sensitive.
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However, a reported 2 million Iranians have Facebook and Twitter pages, using VPNs to bypass the ban.
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