On Thursday, an online petition began circulating asking Google to go green for a day in support of the Iranian opposition movement and in memorial of those that have died in the post-election violence.
While it is hard to imagine Google stepping into the controversy with such a overt statement, they have contributed – albeit gingerly – by debuting a new Farsi translation service allowing Iranians and the rest of the world to keep lines of communication open during these rapidly developing days.