The Supreme Court of Pakistan has hinted at banning YouTube in the country over unregulated content and the prospect has not sat well with the young generation.
Tania Aidrus, the head of the Digital Pakistan initiative, has said that banning YouTube is not the solution, adding that the platform is allowing many to make a decent livelihood.
Banning a platform like YouTube is not a solution. The 3 years when YouTube was banned in Pakistan it held back our content creator ecosystem which has just started to flourish now, creating employment opportunities for thousands.
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Celebrities, content creators, and students alike have opposed the ban and this is the reason why #YoutubeBanInPakistan is trending on Twitter. Everyone’s voicing their concerns over the possible ban. Let’s have a look at what people are saying:
#YoutubeBanInPakistan
Banning youtube Is foolish & unacceptable decision. I say why they don't ban only those channels which show bad materials why they are baning whole youtube.? pic.twitter.com/TqFbP1vgAf— Farwa Khan (@iam_farwakhan) July 23, 2020
After Hearing the news about #YoutubeBanInPakistan
#Youtuber thinking about Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/Js7dHJlNlw
— Zeeshan Zafar (@Ze_356) July 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/AsadAliBhattii/status/1286267516814155777
#youtubeismyteacher Because i learn new things from youtube on Daily basis.@ImranKhanPTI#YoutubeBanInPakistan
— Syed Junaid Hussain (@junaidhusain996) July 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/Hamza78463066/status/1286247413603344387
#China banned social media apps developed by #US and made its own. Can #Pakistan develop own applications in an era of data wars? China banned #Google #YouTube #Facebook #Twitter #WhatsApp etc knowing they are used as tools of US data wars.#YouTubeban #YoutubeBanInPakistan pic.twitter.com/AQSZYiQ4ZT
— Arshad Sharif (@arsched) July 23, 2020
#YoutubeBanInPakistan
Pakistan comes first, Youtube must be regulated under the laws of Pakistan. Doesn't matter what the end result is. But, Pakistan comes first. pic.twitter.com/qw7wDS4nZ3— Abdullah Bin Waqas Khan (@AbdullahRind990) July 23, 2020
If the library-has two bad books throw them away but don’t burn the whole library.
Digital pakistan is the future
Supreme Court judges having LLb can’t understand thisKindly focus on 2 million cases pending in courts#copied#YouTubeban#YoutubeBanInPakistan pic.twitter.com/DsdYbdgl2Q
— Zeeshan Ramzan 🇵🇰 (@Zeeshan12842447) July 23, 2020
On a lighter note:
Every Pakistani Youtuber talking about #YoutubeBanInPakistan
Me with 20 subscribers 😎 pic.twitter.com/jGuNBxZbHy— Muhammad Tayyab (@Tayyab_71697) July 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/hassan_sheikh4/status/1286224169936588800
What are your thoughts on the story? Let us know in the comments section.
Jin judges ko apna phone tak chalana nahin aata wo he aisi bongia maar sakta hai
Pakistan mein science and technology ko le kar ek alag he court hona chahiye aise bando k under mein jo Technology ko achi tarah samajhte hon warna supreme court to hamen patharon wale time mein le jaye ga
#Freedom of speech in our country my foot
I remember that there used to be a website called ytpak which was a pakistani rebranded version of youtube without the obscene content and I used to access youtube through it. It also had the option to download videos and it was the fastest growing platform at the time but as soon as the ban was lifted – It died.
But still the youtube industry of pakistan was just crushed as this option is not feasible either.
Let’s have a look at what people are saying:
#YoutubeBanInPakistan Banning youtube Is foolish & unacceptable decision.
What is wrong if youtube gets banned?. They don’t listen to us and they are not censoring any videos that is dangerous to our youth. They are just a company. And many youth waste their whole day watching useless videos on Youtube. Also this ban can provide a chance to local companies to develop local solutions. I still remember that when last time youtube was banned then it gave a chance to many streaming companies like Dailymotion to do business in Pakistan.
Ban YouTube or restrict the content. YouTube seems a bad perversion.