Islamabad With the expansion of digital media, the spread of fake news and misleading information has also increased. In such a situation, there is a debate in many countries about the content available on all platforms of digital media and laws are being made to control it. In Pakistan, a new rule has been implemented regarding the content available on the Internet, which calls for censoring the content on Google, Facebook and Twitter.
Internet and technology companies Google, Facebook and Twitter have threatened to leave Pakistan since the Imran government’s decision.
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In fact, Imran Khan Government has enacted a new law allowing authorities to give collective powers to censor digital content, against which the Internet and technology companies have voiced. Critics say the Imran government’s decision was aimed at curbing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.
What is in this new rule
Let us tell you that in this new rule implemented by the Imran government, the government media regulators have been given increased powers. Under the new rules, social media companies or Internet service providers must curb the sharing of content that defies Islam, promotes terrorism, contains hate speech, pornography or any content that is viewed as a threat to national security Will be fined up to $ 3.14 million.
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As of now, there has been no immediate reaction from the Imran government to protest against this law. However, the Imran government has repeatedly said that its move is not against freedom of expression.
Let me tell you that before Imran Khan’s office said that these rules were made after the delay in removing anti-Pakistan, pornographic and communal related content from all the social media sites since 2018. Now, under the new rule, it will be mandatory to remove or block objectionable content within 24 hours of the complaint by Pakistani authorities.