Iran Debuts State-Run YouTube Substitute

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•50 • Dec 11, 2012

With YouTube banned there since the disputed election of 2009, Iran recently launched its own video-sharing website called “Mehr” (the Farsi word for “affection”), which only shows government-approved video clips. What do you think?

“Anything will be better than the huge disappointment that is Iranian Pornhub.”
Greg Gowdy –
Torch Cutter
“Wow, I can’t believe the domain ‘Mehr.ir’ was still available.”
Gina Breedlove –
Muffler Installer
“You know, it would probably be a good thing if our government banned YouTube, too.”
Kenny Hussman –
Racehorse Trainer

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