Aparat (Persian: آپارات‎, Âpârât) is an Iranian video-sharing service like YouTube which began tentatively on February 2011, and officially two months later on April 13, 2011.[1] In 2020, due to the activity of one of the users of Aparat, its CEO was sentenced to ten years in prison.[2][3] Aparat, as well as Cloob and Mihanblog websites, have been launched by Saba Idea Tech Company (Saba Idea)[4] and are managed by Mohammad Javad Shakouri Moghhadam.[5][6] Aparat was selected as the best film website in 2011.[7]