The federal government has approved a review of social media laws:

The federal government has approved a review of social media laws:

Social media companies have 6 months to register in Pakistan, PTA has the power to remove or block illegal content, every social media company must open an office in Pakistan.

The federal government has approved a review of social media laws. Social media companies have been given six months to register in Pakistan. PTA has been given the power to remove or block illegal content. Remove controversial content from companies within 24 hours. PTA will contact companies to remove controversial and illegal content.

Social media companies will have to comply with Pakistan's cyber laws. Every social media company will have to open an office in Pakistan. The content of overseas Pakistanis who share content against national security will also be blocked. Had approved social media laws.

The decision to revise the rules came after strong criticism from digital rights companies.

A six-member committee headed by Chairman PTA reviewed the social media laws, after which the federal government approved the revision of social media laws. It should be noted that the government has strict rules to regulate social media. But journalists working on social media and those who criticize the government for inflation and failed policies have sharply criticized the government.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has called for a report on the implementation of the rules for regulating social media and directed to submit a detailed report on the steps taken for the formulation of social media rules on February 21. Miscellaneous petition heard. Petitioner's counsel took the position that the Federal Cabinet has approved rules to regulate social media such as YouTube, Tik Tak, Facebook, Twitter, Daily Motion, the rules to register all social media applications in Pakistan and their It has also been asked to open its offices.

The petitioner requested the court to direct the PTA to implement the Social Media Rules 2020 and the Cyber ​​Crimes Act and to install filters against the PTA for uploading offensive material to the Home Ministry. After hearing all the arguments, the court sought a report on the procedure adopted for implementation of social media regulation rules and also directed Deputy Attorney General Asad Bajwa to take instructions from PTA, Interior Ministry and other parties on social media rules. Ordered.

In addition, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has advised all governments around the world to bring appropriate regulatory systems for social media. The founder of Facebook made the suggestion during the Munich Security Conference at a time when there is talk of introducing new regulatory systems around the world due to misinformation on social media. Mark Zuckerberg said governments should play their part in preventing the spread of hate speech and misinformation. He said that what kind of content should go ahead or what kind of speech should be spread is not the job of other social networking sites including Facebook.