For the first time since 2009 protests, Iranians are free to tweet without using special software. Have the Iranian authorities finally decided to bring down the Iron Curtain?
An Iranian man uses a computer in an Internet cafe in Tehran, Iran.
Vahid Salemi, File / AP
Iranians were surprised to discover Monday that for the first time in years they could get online without using complicated software to bypass their country's firewalls.
In 2009, Iranian authorities blocked social networking sites including Facebook and Twitter after they discovered that people were going online to organize for the Green Movement protests against the Iranian regime. Many turned to virtual private networks (VPNs) to get online.
On Monday, a few of them took to Twitter to celebrate.
