Report: Iran blocks VPN access to Gmail, Yahoo
FILE --In this Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 file photo, Iranians surf the web in an internet cafe at a shopping center, in central Tehran, Iran,. Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites. The VPNs are illegal in Iran but offered a path for Iranians to freely use the Internet, access banned opposition websites as well as popular sites such as Facebook. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)