Addressing the staff members of the Iranian telecoms ministry on Tuesday, Zarepour cited information from the Google Firebase Dashboard to corroborate his numbers about active users of Iranian social media platforms.
Iran has banned certain foreign messaging applications since September because of their role in the 2022 unrest in the country.
Authorities say the applications provided opponents of the Islamic Republic with an opportunity to propagate anti-Iran messages and images to sow discord in the country.
Zarepour also updated figures about the National Information Network (NIN), a platform that can provide safe and high-speed internet to Iranian users while observing some controls arrangements.
According to the minister, the NIN was about 23% complete until the inauguration of the Raisi administration in August 2021, adding that the project is now some 62% complete.
He said the NIN will reach a progress of 75% by the end of the current Iranian year to March 20, 2024.
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