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Pakistan Plans Total Ban On Social Media For Muharram, PM's Nod Awaited
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will decide the fate of social media platforms such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok during the Muharram festival as Pak's Punjab government sought a ban on them, citing need to control "hate material.
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Pak To Ban All Social Media Platforms For 6 Days To Curb 'Hate Material'
The Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms -- YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok -- for six days from July 13 to 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
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Elon Musk's X Working With Pakistan Government To "Understand Concerns"
Social media platform X said Thursday it would work with Pakistan's government "to understand its concerns" after authorities said an ongoing two-month ban was based on security grounds.
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US Condemns Internet Shutdowns In Pakistan, Urges To Lift Social Media Ban
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned internet shutdowns in Pakistan, including restrictions on social media platforms, and urged the Pakistani government to lift such restrictions.
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TikTok Back in Pakistan After Court Revokes Ban Over Objectionable Content
TikTok was running again in Pakistan after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content.
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TikTok Back In Pakistan After Court Revokes Ban Imposed By Telecom Authority
TikTok was running again in Pakistan Saturday after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content.
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Pakistan Lifts Ban On TikTok For Second Time
A high court in Pakistan said the country's telecommunications authority can lift a block on social media app TikTok, after government officials said the company was working with them on monitoring what they called "immoral" content.
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TikTok Pakistan Ban Lifted After Company Vows to Moderate Content
Pakistan has decided to lift a ban on popular social media app TikTok after the company vowed to block all accounts involved in spreading "obscenity and immorality", the country's telecom authority said on Monday.
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TikTok Banned in Pakistan Over "Immoral and Indecent" Content
Pakistan's telecom regulator blocked TikTok on Friday for failing to filter out "immoral and indecent" content, another blow to the social media app that has come under increasing scrutiny as its popularity has surged across the globe.
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Pakistan Bans TikTok Over "Immoral" Content
Pakistan on Friday blocked social media app TikTok for failing to filter out "immoral and indecent" content, the country's telecommunication authority said in a statement.
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Pakistan Threatens To Ban Twitter For Not Blocking "Offensive Content"
Twitter has been warned by Pakistan's telecom authority that the micro-blogging site could be banned in the country for not complying with its directive to block objectionable content, according to a media report.
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Terror Outfits In Pakistan Operate Openly On Facebook: Report
At least 41 of the 64 outfits banned by Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban and the sectarian group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), are active on Facebook and accessible by users of the social media platform, a media report said today.
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After Social Media, Blackout On Illegal Television Channels In Kashmir
Sheikh Abdul Kabeer starts his day with Quranic teachings on cable TV. But he can no longer watch his favourite religious shows. The curtains have been drawn on 34 allegedly unauthorised cable channels in Kashmir, including those beamed from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
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Pakistan province decides to block Skype, WhatsApp over security concerns
Pakistan's southern Sindh province will block access to online communication networks including Skype and WhatsApp for three months in a bid to curb terrorism, officials said on Thursday.
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Pakistan Plans Total Ban On Social Media For Muharram, PM's Nod Awaited
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will decide the fate of social media platforms such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok during the Muharram festival as Pak's Punjab government sought a ban on them, citing need to control "hate material.
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Pak To Ban All Social Media Platforms For 6 Days To Curb 'Hate Material'
The Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms -- YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok -- for six days from July 13 to 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
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Elon Musk's X Working With Pakistan Government To "Understand Concerns"
Social media platform X said Thursday it would work with Pakistan's government "to understand its concerns" after authorities said an ongoing two-month ban was based on security grounds.
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US Condemns Internet Shutdowns In Pakistan, Urges To Lift Social Media Ban
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned internet shutdowns in Pakistan, including restrictions on social media platforms, and urged the Pakistani government to lift such restrictions.
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TikTok Back in Pakistan After Court Revokes Ban Over Objectionable Content
TikTok was running again in Pakistan after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content.
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TikTok Back In Pakistan After Court Revokes Ban Imposed By Telecom Authority
TikTok was running again in Pakistan Saturday after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content.
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Pakistan Lifts Ban On TikTok For Second Time
A high court in Pakistan said the country's telecommunications authority can lift a block on social media app TikTok, after government officials said the company was working with them on monitoring what they called "immoral" content.
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TikTok Pakistan Ban Lifted After Company Vows to Moderate Content
Pakistan has decided to lift a ban on popular social media app TikTok after the company vowed to block all accounts involved in spreading "obscenity and immorality", the country's telecom authority said on Monday.
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TikTok Banned in Pakistan Over "Immoral and Indecent" Content
Pakistan's telecom regulator blocked TikTok on Friday for failing to filter out "immoral and indecent" content, another blow to the social media app that has come under increasing scrutiny as its popularity has surged across the globe.
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Pakistan Bans TikTok Over "Immoral" Content
Pakistan on Friday blocked social media app TikTok for failing to filter out "immoral and indecent" content, the country's telecommunication authority said in a statement.
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Pakistan Threatens To Ban Twitter For Not Blocking "Offensive Content"
Twitter has been warned by Pakistan's telecom authority that the micro-blogging site could be banned in the country for not complying with its directive to block objectionable content, according to a media report.
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Terror Outfits In Pakistan Operate Openly On Facebook: Report
At least 41 of the 64 outfits banned by Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban and the sectarian group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), are active on Facebook and accessible by users of the social media platform, a media report said today.
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After Social Media, Blackout On Illegal Television Channels In Kashmir
Sheikh Abdul Kabeer starts his day with Quranic teachings on cable TV. But he can no longer watch his favourite religious shows. The curtains have been drawn on 34 allegedly unauthorised cable channels in Kashmir, including those beamed from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
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Pakistan province decides to block Skype, WhatsApp over security concerns
Pakistan's southern Sindh province will block access to online communication networks including Skype and WhatsApp for three months in a bid to curb terrorism, officials said on Thursday.
