The Cage Fighting, Soaring for the Local Languages

The Persian language on the internet has been both widely used and neglected for various reasons. After the synchronization of fonts (Unicode) and improved readability with search engines, Persian gained a strong presence simultaneously with the emergence of the first wave of blogging. It was once referred to as the third language of blogging.

Amid political and economic conflicts, events from decades ago, ongoing economic sanctions, and content censorship have consistently impeded the expansion of profitable Persian online terms. Despite years of need, most opportunities for such content, especially textual content, remain untapped.

Even now, after years of need, there are no native opportunities in this field, but recent initiatives by technology giants seem to open a window for the Persian language. In the ongoing struggle between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the owners of Twitter and Meta (Instagram and …), a new opportunity is unfolding for the Persian language.

As Instagram and other Meta products move towards becoming platforms similar to Twitter, Twitter itself is transforming into a more modern Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. It is also becoming a competitor to Medium, the revenue-generating blogging service that has never been particularly friendly to Persian.