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Internet. Internet censorship in Pakistan is government control of information sent and received using the Internet in Pakistan. There have been significant instances of website access restriction in Pakistan, most notably when YouTube was banned/blocked from 2012 to 2016. Pakistan has asked a number of social media organisations to set up ...
On April 21, 2014, Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights approved a resolution to lift the ban on YouTube. [ 66 ] On May 6, 2014, the National Assembly unanimously adopted a non-binding resolution to lift the ban, [ 67 ] but as of August 2, 2014 it was still in effect.
YouTube was banned in Pakistan, amid rioting and protests in September 2012 after the appearance of a low-budget film called Innocence of Muslims on YouTube. The ban persists. The constitutional challenges argues that the blanket ban on YouTube is unconstitutional as it violates the right to freedom of expression and speech guaranteed by the ...
Censorship by country. The Pakistani Constitution limits Censorship in Pakistan, but allows "reasonable restrictions in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan or public order or morality". Press freedom in Pakistan is limited by official censorship that restricts critical reporting and by the high level of violence against ...
Detailed country by country information on Internet censorship and surveillance is provided in the Freedom on the Net reports from Freedom House, by the OpenNet Initiative, by Reporters Without Borders, and in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices from the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
On May 20, 2010, the Internet ban by the government of Pakistan related to "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" was extended to include the video-sharing website, YouTube. [84] YouTube released a statement, saying it is "looking into the matter and working to ensure that the service is restored as soon as possible". [84]
Geo news has been criticized for naming Pakistan's military generals and ISI officials. They were banned in June 2014 for their accusation against the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and its chief Lt. Gen Zaheerul Islam for attacking leading journalist Hamid Mir.
YouTube may suspend accounts, temporarily or permanently, from their social networking service. Suspensions of high-profile individuals from YouTube are unusual and when they occur, often attract attention in the media.