Preparations for the implementation of new laws for the use of social media in Pakistan

 Preparations for the implementation of new laws for the use of social media in Pakistan


PM Imran Khan and Cabinet approve new rules, IT ministry will also issue formal notification of application in the next few days, Federal Minister for Information Technology confirms new social media rules



ISLAMABAD: The federal government is preparing to enact new laws for the use of social media. 

Prime Minister Imran Khan and the cabinet have approved new rules for social media, the Ministry of IT said. It will also issue a formal notification of the application in a few days. 

According to details, Federal Minister for Information Technology Aminul Haq, while confirming that the new social media laws have been approved by the cabinet, a summary was sent to the cabinet after reviewing all the rules by the committee of the IT ministry Was

Under the new rules, social media companies or service providers will make social recommendations that will alert social media users about uploading content, while negative perceptions of another person. No content will be uploaded, content that affects the privacy of others, content that contradicts the cultural and moral values ​​of religion and Pakistan, any content that affects children on social media, and imitates a person's personality. 

Content will be banned, as well as anti-defense and anti-Defense Pakistan content and violent, hateful content on social media.


In addition, under the new rules, companies including YouTube, Facebook, Tic Tac Toe, Twitter, Google Plus will be bound by the law, while social media companies with more than 500,000 users will be required to register with the PTA.

 After the implementation of the new rules, social media companies will be required to set up offices in 9 months, while companies will appoint focal persons for coordination in 3 months and a database server will be set up in 18 months.

 Appoint a grievance officer on the forums to provide contact information and create social media forums, service providers, live streaming, online mechanisms while live streaming of extremism, terrorism, hate speech, pornography, violence will also be banned.

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