Co-founder of Digikala: Filtering is not for anyone’s benefit; Not the people, not the digital businesses, not even the government

Hamid Mohammadi, the co-founder of Digikala, in response to the statements of Rasoul Jalili, a member of the Supreme Council of Cyber ​​Space, who claimed that filtering is the cause of business growth, published an article on the X social network (formerly Twitter) and announced: “Filtering is not in the interest of anyone; Not the people, not the digital businesses, not even the government.”

According to Ideaagency, he also criticized the statements of filtering supporters and added: “Those who say that Iranian businesses cannot grow without filtering should not make decisions for businesses. Fixing filtering is a public demand, and businesses’ credit should not be spent to justify filtering.”

Mohammadi asked CEOs of e-commerce businesses to be transparent and honest about whether filtering has helped or hindered their growth.

The public relations of router Neshan and Mohammadjavad Shakouri Moghadam, the CEO of Sabaidea (Aparat and Filimo) had also previously expressed their critical views in response to the positive effect of filtering on the growth of domestic businesses. Neshan announced in a statement that its success was the result of healthy competition and team effort and not imposed restrictions, and considered filtering policies to be a factor in increasing user fees and reducing trust in internal services. Shakouri Moghadam also criticized the use of cameras to justify YouTube filtering and emphasized the need to create a competitive environment and remove restrictions.

Neshan: Our achievements are the result of competition, not limitation

In a statement criticizing Jalili’s statements, Neshan said that policies restricting the virtual space caused an increase in the costs of several thousand billion tomans for users and a decrease in the security of mobile phones. Jalili claimed in a TV show that the replacement of the badge with Waze is an example of the success of filtering.

In response, Neshan emphasized that this success was the result of healthy competition and team effort, not the elimination of competitors. This company also considered filtering as a factor for reducing users’ trust in domestic services and an obstacle to entering international markets, and emphasized the need for free competition for growth. Stable stressed.

Shakouri Moghadam: Aparat are not an excuse to justify filtering

Mohammadjavad Shakouri Moghadam, CEO of Sabaidea (Aparat and Filimo) , also reacted to Jalili’s statement that people are satisfied with the YouTube filter due to the presence of Aparat. Criticizing this claim, he said: “Does the member of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace know that right now we are involved in five cases of complaints about Aparat?”