Pakistan banned on social media: Something or the other keeps happening in Pakistan every day. Now the Shahbaz government of Pakistan has banned social media for 6 days. Let us tell you that micro-blogging site X (earlier known as Twitter) has been banned in Pakistan for the last four months.
After this new announcement of the Shahbaz government, people there will not be able to use YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This ban will remain from July 13 to July 18. The reason behind the ban on social media is said to be to stop messages and videos that spread hatred.
Why was social media banned in Pakistan?
The Shahbaz government has cited the hatred and contempt being spread on social media as the reason behind the ban. It is necessary to control social media so that no incident takes place during the holy month of Ramadan.
This notification was issued late on Thursday night. According to Pakistani newspapers, Maryam Nawaz has said that this decision has been taken to control hate-mongering content and misinformation on social media and to avoid communal violence.
Pakistani army called social media as digital terrorism
This is not the first time that there has been talk of completely banning social media in Pakistan. The army chief there, General Asim Munir, has already termed social media as digital terrorism.
According to him, Pakistan needs to deal with social media platforms. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has also advocated a complete ban on social media. The Shahbaz government has banned X on charges of changing the results of the general elections in February.