ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ‘blocked’ the website after Wikipedia refused to remove objectionable or blasphemous content. Is done. This information has been received from the news published in the media on Saturday. ‘The News’ According to the newspaper, the action of blacklisting Wikipedia has come at a time when the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked and slowed down Wikipedia’s service for 48 hours a few days back.
The PTA warned Wikipedia that if ‘blasphemous’ content related to is not removed, it is called ‘Block’ Will be done. According to the news, when a PTA spokesperson was contacted late on Friday night and Wikipedia was ‘blocked’; When asked about doing so, the officer affirmed, “Yes” I replied.
The PTA blocked and slowed down Wikipedia for 48 hours on the directions of the High Court because of blasphemous content. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia created and edited by activists around the world. It is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. A PTA spokesperson said, “Wikipedia was directed to block/remove the said content by issuing a notice.
He was also given an opportunity to appear. However, the platform neither complied with the order to remove the blasphemous content nor appeared before the authority. ’Pakistan’s social media giants Facebook and YouTube have been asked to ‘block’ it was done. Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan.
