Iran set to launch its own Internet

The article seems confused.

If it connects to the rest of the Internet, it's still the same Internet.

If it doesn't connect to the rest of the Internet, it's a new internet, but the whole 'Facebook is blocked' thing is a moot point.

I disagree with the term 'intranet' because that is generally used inside companies, not nations. It's connecting networks of computers together, not just individual machines.

I don't picture people with technical skills being deterred by this. I don't think that the people who want to get access to free information will use this.

I do think this is a response to the regime of the Arab Spring, and I think that it will most mostly ineffective.

It might be worth noting the reason this sounds pointless because the breathe of information that has to be controlled is beyond the resources of the regime. It may seem to be full of idealistic rhetoric because it is put together by the a idealistic regime.

It will be interesting to see if they can pull of a 'Chinese' like wall or if this will be a very weak barrier like most regimes put up. Only time will tell.

I wouldn't take the threat lightly. If one government can do it, so can another.

A Search engine called 'Calling God'? Seriously? At least name it something that makes some kind of sense (aside from the 'I'm going to call God to find some recipes".)

Title should read "Iran set to launch it's own Intranet* "

Doesn't north korea have a "private internet" and it's rubbish: if you're centrally managing content it's not an internet.

For those of us on this side of the border it's just a joke, for those inside it's their life which is like a nightmare for some and a numb dream for others.

What i learned from this article : Even monkeys can push some random keys on keyboard and write articles... Well, i think we call this article useful..

not sure who to blame more.. TNW for publishing this article or HN for voting it up, (or my brain for actually believing that headline).. but someone should answer for this!

Surely "internet"?

so… they're just launching a LAN

I am curious among those of our HN audience that are in that part of the world how are the internet conditions affecting your start-up ambitions?

My Biases: While at Purdue I did have the chance to interact with Iranians that had immigrated to the USA but that was more than a decade ago and a lot has changed since than..and even than they had fled after the Iraq-Iran war...