As per the statement issued by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), talks are underway with the management of various platforms to block illegal and vulgar content on social media in Pakistan. The spokesperson revealed that 34 organizations have been given access to the online portal, while PTA is in touch with social media platforms. The […]
On August 16, Ramsha Jahangir should have been celebrating a journalistic triumph, the release of a long, deeply reported cover story for the weekend magazine of Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper on the government’s social media strategy and image-building. Instead, she spent the day watching in horror as a torrent of abuse filled her social media feeds. Eventually, she went offline. […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block all the websites in Pakistan carrying offended, obscene and blasphemous material and submit the report. The SHC’s direction has just come after a petition of Syed Iqbal against publication of blasphemous material on the websites was heard. The petitioner […]
Impliticly, social media has an effective role in our lives. It chalks out various knowledgeable material to the people. But at the same time, it seems to be working as an invisible battlefield for the propaganda masters. It is used as a weapon to undermine a country. It leaves a deep impact on human mind. […]
LAHORE – At least 4000 social media accounts have been blocked for sharing hate material and 87 people have been arrested in Pakistan. According to details, the arrests have been made under 3-Acquaintance of Public Order (MPO) on Saturday. The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Lahore said that while monitoring the activities, 218 people have also been […]
KARACHI: Dating app Grindr said on Thursday it was deeply disappointed by Pakistan’s decision this week to block it and four other such applications after they were deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) said on Tuesday it was seeking the removal of “dating services” from apps Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, Skout […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has once again approached YouTube to immediately block vulgar, indecent, immoral and hate speech content for viewing in Pakistan. In a statement issued by PTA said, the platform has been directed to put in place an effective content monitoring and moderation mechanism to expeditiously respond to PTA’s request for […]
ISLAMABAD: The five dating applications, recently blocked by the PTA, were found involved in spreading nudity and promoting even homosexuality by sharing indecent videos of lesbians and gays. These live broadcasting Apps also contained such indecent and immoral content hosted by Pakistani users, which showed how these Apps were spreading immorality within the society. A […]
Provincial government warns of strict disciplinary action against anyone who refuses to comply with directions The Government of Balochistan on Saturday directed its employees to “immediately” exit social media pages and WhatsApp groups that “spread misinformation and propaganda” against the provincial government. “The employees/civil servants are further directed to block all such webpages and numbers […]
KARACHI: According to the latest biannual transparency report, micro blogging website Twitter has started complying with content removal requests from Pakistan — a marked departure from previous years of non-compliance. The total compliance rate, released for the first time by the company, refers to the percentage of requests where Twitter took a specific action to […]
TAXILA: The Attock police have arrested three people for posting hate material against other sects on social media. Police sources said that three persons were arrested by Bassal, Attock Saddar and Jand Police who uploaded posts carrying defamatory remarks against a particular sect. According to police, this crackdown was launched as part of an effort […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked TikToK to block the vulgar, indecent and immoral content for viewership in Pakistan. In a statement PTA said, keeping in view the growing concerns in the society with respect to content on the platform, the PTA chairman had an online meeting with senior management of TikTok. While acknowledging the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked video-sharing platform YouTube to immediately block vulgar, indecent, immoral, nude and hate speech content for viewing in Pakistan. The PTA says it has taken the step keeping in view the negative effect of indecent/immoral/nude content available on YouTube and to prevent repugnant discord that may be caused […]
ISLAMABAD: Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday praised the social media team of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and condemned the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for targeting the team members. The minister wrote on microblogging website Twitter that he had suggested in the past to regulate the social media but the same […]
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