PTA Blocks Over 1 Million Social Media Accounts For Sharing Illegal Content

 

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked over 1.1 million social media accounts for allegedly sharing illegal content and running a hate campaign against state institutions.

According to reports, the regulator took action after it received complaints from the public regarding illicit content on social media.

Below is a table showing statistics of PTA’s action against a massive number of social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, etc.

In a separate statement, PTA said that it is working with telecom operators to ensure timely restoration of telecom services in the flood-affected regions.

Reportedly, 3,386 sites were damaged due to floods and around 3,251 of them have been restored so far. It said,

Work is in progress for complete restoration of telecom services in flood affected areas on top priority.