Is it of any effect though? The internet is pervasive, easy to access and censorship-resistant. If they want access to any resource on the public web anyone can

Is it of any effect though? The internet is pervasive, easy to access and censorship-resistant. If they want access to any resource on the public web anyone can get it -- at this point it's effectively impossible to prevent this. This measure seems to only make the life of ordinary citizens in the open. Not only that, but the measure seems to cause the opposite effect: the Iranian government seems to be making efforts at censoring its users, censorship which just serves the control of the regime.