Per CNN, the Iranian government blocked access to social networking Web site Facebook on Saturday, just three weeks ahead of the June 12 presidential elections. Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election bid had been using the site, according to government officials.

Twitterers in Tehran reported early Saturday that Facebook wasn’t the only social network banned. Twitter was apparently down as well, though it has since returned.

Tweets suggest Iranians are furious about the ban:

1. 
   shahryareiv (Tehran, Iran) twiter and facebook both got filtered (in Iran) just a few minutes ago! To whom these can be any harmful?! 23 May 2009 from web
2. 
   HEskandari (Tehran, Iran) funny! Twitter and Facebook are both filtered. TweetDeck still works though. 23 May 2009 from TweetDeck
3. 
   saeedmo (Tehran, Iran) Iran DCI has filtered facebook and twiiter just an hour ago! These people are shameless… 23 May 2009 from web
4. 
   zwnj (Tehran, Iran) #twitter and #facebook are blocked in #iran again, right 3 weeks before the presidential election. 23 May 2009 from TwitterFox
5. 
   ARustedSmile (Tehran, Iran) What the hell? In the morning Facebook was fine but now it’s blocked? NO 23 May 2009 from TweetDeck
6. 
   shafaghiha (Tehran, Iran) Well, as far as I am concerned, I still can twit and through that I can reach facebook… They Did not shut ME up 23 May 2009 from web
7. 
   Babakazin (Tehran, Iran) I am going to be crazy, how they could filter the facebook. I hate this Islam and Muslums.
   I never want to be a muslim if tihs is Islam 23 May 2009 from web
8. 
   ARustedSmile (Tehran, Iran) Facebook got blocked, my parents think Youtube is not a good! neither facebook and I’m so fucking confused and mad and sad and just duh! 23 May 2009 from TweetDeck
9. 
   knv (Tehran, Iran) facebook is filtered in iran. if you know a good “filtershekan” ping me @knv in twitter. 23 May 2009 from TwitterFox
10. 
    y_shar (Tehran, Iran) The Blocking of Facebook is an absolute SHITTY thing the government has done!!!!! X-( It’s soooo frustrating!!!!! I’m so angry!!!!!!! 23 May 2009 from Seesmic Desktop

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