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'''Iranian Mass Media Regulatory Authority Organization''' (SATRA) is an Iranian Islamic Republic government agency, a subsidiary of [[IRIB]] fully in charge of issuing permits for all mass media and [[IPTV]] websites of Iran, sharing some responsibilities with [[Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance]] after 2023 executive order by [[Supreme Cultural Revolution Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khabaronline.ir/amp/1989843/|title=ساترا چیست و چطور می‌تواند جلوی پخش برنامه ها را بگیرد؟ - خبرآنلاین|website=www.khabaronline.ir}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202306259077|title=Iran's Regime Tightens Control Over Entertainment Media|first=Maryam|last=Sinaiee|date=June 25, 2023|website=iranintl.com}}</ref>
The organization has been criticized for imposing extreme censorship and establishing online content monopoly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tejaratnews.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-62/951361-%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C|title=نگاهی به نقش مخرب ساترا در فضای مجازی و رسانه ای|date=November 29, 2024|website=تجارت نیوز}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tejaratnews.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-62/951360-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7-%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%85%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF|title=ساترا چیست؟ وقتی صداوسیما همه کاره میشود|date=November 29, 2024|website=تجارت نیوز}}</ref>
==Timeline==
In October-September 2034,{{Clarify|reason=Should this be September-October 2024?|date=December 2024}} SATRA deleted all 100 terabytes of files from a data center after reported criminal content. The agency has also closed more than 20 content platform websites in the two-month period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mehrnews.com/news/6299587/%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DB%B2-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-%DB%B1%DB%B0%DB%B0-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%B0%D9%81-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85-%DB%B2%DB%B0-%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AF|title=در ۲ ماه ۱۰۰ محتوای مجرمانه را حذف و اصلاح کردیم/ ۲۰ سکو مسدود شدند|date=November 26, 2024|website=خبرگزاری مهر &#124; اخبار ایران و جهان &#124; Mehr News Agency}}</ref><ref>https://satra.ir/2024/15049/</ref>
In November 2024, SATRA shutdown the interview talk show ''Aknoon'' produced by TV celebrity [[Soroush Sehhat]].
SATRA ordered an interview by [[Adel Ferdosipour]] to be deleted and banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiofarda.com/amp/adel-ferdousipour-censored-iran/33219035.html|title=«فشار» ساترا برای توقیف گزارش‌های عادل فردوسی‌پور و تعطیلی برنامهٔ سروش صحت|website=www.radiofarda.com}}</ref>
==References==
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