The federal government is installing a national firewall to control social media content and block unwanted content from reaching a wider audience.
The new firewall will inspect information from different internet protocol addresses, identify locations generating propaganda material, and block or reduce the visibility of such content, reported TheNews.
The system will include keyword filtering to detect and camouflage undesirable content, preventing it from being visible to outside users.
This firewall will monitor Facebook, YouTube, and X. Measures are also being prepared to control Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Despite the government blocking X for several months, many users continue accessing it through VPNs. Initial actions against VPNs had angered the corporate community so the authorities have paused the restriction for now.
The X blockade has reduced its use by almost half from 4.5 million to 2.4 million users in Pakistan. The management of X looks like it is gradually complying with the federal government’s demands to block accounts that spread controversial content or discuss sensitive information openly on the micro-blogging website.
It is pertinent to mention here that in April, the Interior Ministry presented a comprehensive report to the Islamabad High Court on why X was blocked in Pakistan. The report claimed that X was not registered in Pakistan and does not adhere to Pakistani laws.
The report said X’s non-compliance with Pakistani laws led to its blockage. The Interior Ministry boldly declared at the time that the request to block X does not infringe upon fundamental rights.
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Govt. can go fu k itself.
I remember when propakistani was always 100% accepting of PTA’s attempts to filter internet. Did that changed?
this is what we call democratic dictatorship… :)
Yep, something that should have been done years ago. We don’t deserve social media. We have abused it to the core to spread lies. Specially one terrorist party has crossed all boundaries.
in pakistan democracy has always been under generals boots..even in bhutto era army brought him to power
Pakistan say Zindaa Bhaag. This should be the moto of every upright and honest Pakistani right now. Also shame on Pmln. This party is the worst thing happened to Pakistan right now.
The Govt of North Korea welcomes this move and invites Pakistan for collabration in such areas.
We want to become a developed country but we are moving towards dictatorship. Nawaz family is something else.
Until such a national firewall is not setup to stop this comment, the govt may go F itself.
SARFRAZ AHMED