Eight teens in Iran have been sentenced to a total of 127 years for anti-government Facebook posts.
The youth, whose names have not been released, were jailed for “acting against national security, antiregime propaganda, and insulting religious values and Iranian leaders.”
Social media use in Iran is regulaly filtered by authorities, reported the Agence France-Presse.
Each of the eight convicted had sentences between 11 and 21 years.
The eight teens can appeal the sentences made by the revolutionary court.
President Hassan Rouhani vowed to allow more tolerance on social media sites, as well as sites that touch on cultural issues.
Rouhani used the push for tolerance during his campaign last year.
However, traditionalists have been fighting the attempts of the president to allow people to speak out online.
According to the Associated Press, Mark Zuckerberg was ordered by a judge in Iran to appear in court. Instagram and Whatsapp, both Facebook owned apps, were accused of violating the privacy of users.
This is not the first time Facebook posts have landed Iranian users in jail.
In May, eight people were sentenced from seven to 20 years posting anti-government propaganda on Facebook.