SoroushPlus Messenger (Persian: پیام‌سان سروش‌پلاس) is an instant messaging application, developed by Setak Houshmand Sharif, The messenger has Android and iOS versions for phones, and trial versions for Windows, MacOS and Linux

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Soroushplus Messenger

Other names	پیام‌رسان سروش پلاس Soroushplus Messenger
Developer(s)	Setak Houshmand Sharif (Managing Director: Morteza Rahimi)
Platform	Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, linux
Available in	Persian, English, Arabic
Type	Instant messaging
Website	hi.splus.ir

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According to the privacy policy, the app stores user information including content of chats, and user information such as name, phone number and contacts on their servers. The service also records IP addresses and device information. The terms and conditions promise not to reveal this data to any third parties. The conditions allow users to correct or validate information and delete their account. No mention is made of user's ability to delete their data.^[1]

Some sources have criticised the app for its potential use by the Iranian government to monitor citizens.^[2]

Milad Nouri reported a bug in Soroush application in 2018 using which you were able to find any user's phone number. Then as a proof he published Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi's phone number.^[3][4][5][6]

Membership is dependent on compliance with the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The terms and conditions of the service stipulate that users are not allowed to publish cybercrime, anti-religious, violent and terrorist propaganda, child abuse and theft. The service reserves the right to disable accounts in violation of rules.^[7]

Ayatollah Khamenei closed his account on Telegram and telling users to do the same and sign up to the Iranian-produced services including Soroush.^[8]