To ensure Iranians follow strict rules on clothing and conduct, agents set up checkpoints around town inspecting vehicles driving by. Should someone be found violating regulations, they could be warned, prosecuted or forced to write a letter of repentance saying they will never break the rules again. These so-called “Ershad” checkpoints typically consist of a van with a few agents, and can move around town at will. Now, a new app named Gershad aims to help young Iranians avoid the country’s “morality police” by asking users to report where they’ve spotted these agents so others can avoid them by simply looking at the city map on their mobile phones.
Iranians are using crowdsourcing to avoid ‘morality police’
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