That notice is from 25 December 2020. Two year old Imran Khan era drama. They can't be recycling that again? Very unoriginal and immature of the PDM to just copy Imran's work like that...
yes, he was a master of distraction too probably learnt it from his once bosom buddy sri modi-ji
Yes, and Britain as far as i know doesnt have mass media censorship neither does it have "reeducation camps". Pretty much every country nowadays does this crap to varying degrees
The censorship in China can be very easily bypassed through VPN, hundreds of millions of Chinese do this every single day. The Chinese government doesn't punish people for doing this. As far as reeducation camp is concerned, a hellhole like Xinjiang needed reeducation camps for fixing things over there.
Yeah, they have to bypass it. Just because you can easily bypass restrictions set by the government doesnt mean the censorship is ok. Also that view seems p racist bud
PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’: spokesperson
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia in the country for not “blocking/removing sacrilegious content” within the 48-hour deadline given to the website, a spokesperson confirmed on Saturday.
Wikipedia is the free, editable online encyclopedia often used as a starting point by millions across the world for basic information.
The PTA had on Wednesday degraded Wikipedia services countrywide for not complying with the directives for the removal of controversial content from the website.
The regulator said the website had neither responded to its requests, nor taken down the content in question.
Speaking to Dawn.com, PTA spokesperson Malahat Obaid said the ban had primarily been imposed for non-compliance with the orders.
“The decision can be reviewed once Wikipedia removes sacrilegious content that has been identified by the regulatory authority,” the spokesperson added.
Users are met with “this site cannot be reached” when trying to access the website.
The message one sees when going to Wikipedia.
In a statement earlier this week, the telecom regulator said it had approached Wikipedia to block or remove the content in question by issuing a notice under “applicable law and court order(s)”.
“An opportunity of hearing was also provided, however, the platform neither complied by removing the blasphemous content nor appeared before the authority,” the statement had said.
“Given the intentional failure on part of the platform to comply with the directions of PTA, the services of Wikipedia have been degraded for 48 hours with the direction to block/remove the reported content,” the statement added.
The regulator warned that in case of non-compliance, Wikipedia would be blocked in the country and its restoration would be “reconsidered subjecting to blocking/removal of the reported unlawful content”.
This is not the first time the authority has taken notice of objectionable content on the platform. In December 2020, the PTA had issued notices to Wikipedia and Google Inc for “disseminating sacrilegious content”.
PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’: spokesperson
Says decision can be reviewed if Wikipedia removes the content.www.dawn.com
See below. This is why it is banned - most likely. There is no other plausible reason. Wiki is usually the first page after a search for someone. If other platforms cause problems, they may be next depending on risk/benefit. In reality, there is no democracy in Pakistan right now.PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’: spokesperson
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia in the country for not “blocking/removing sacrilegious content” within the 48-hour deadline given to the website, a spokesperson confirmed on Saturday.
Wikipedia is the free, editable online encyclopedia often used as a starting point by millions across the world for basic information.
The PTA had on Wednesday degraded Wikipedia services countrywide for not complying with the directives for the removal of controversial content from the website.
The regulator said the website had neither responded to its requests, nor taken down the content in question.
Speaking to Dawn.com, PTA spokesperson Malahat Obaid said the ban had primarily been imposed for non-compliance with the orders.
“The decision can be reviewed once Wikipedia removes sacrilegious content that has been identified by the regulatory authority,” the spokesperson added.
Users are met with “this site cannot be reached” when trying to access the website.
The message one sees when going to Wikipedia.
In a statement earlier this week, the telecom regulator said it had approached Wikipedia to block or remove the content in question by issuing a notice under “applicable law and court order(s)”.
“An opportunity of hearing was also provided, however, the platform neither complied by removing the blasphemous content nor appeared before the authority,” the statement had said.
“Given the intentional failure on part of the platform to comply with the directions of PTA, the services of Wikipedia have been degraded for 48 hours with the direction to block/remove the reported content,” the statement added.
The regulator warned that in case of non-compliance, Wikipedia would be blocked in the country and its restoration would be “reconsidered subjecting to blocking/removal of the reported unlawful content”.
This is not the first time the authority has taken notice of objectionable content on the platform. In December 2020, the PTA had issued notices to Wikipedia and Google Inc for “disseminating sacrilegious content”.
PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’: spokesperson
Says decision can be reviewed if Wikipedia removes the content.www.dawn.com
No, you can access Britannica for encyclopedia or JSTOR for academic literature if you want. Wikipedia is trash for Pakistan related knowledge, because Indians ibsessively edit Pakistam related pages more than they edit India related pages.
