Tag: encyclopedia
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‘How we find new ways to embarrass ourselves internationally’: Twitter not happy with Wikipedia ban
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday blocked Wikipedia in the country for not removing sacrilegious content from the website. “Action was taken because some of the content is still available on Wikipedia after the expiry of a 48-hour deadline,” wrote Bloomberg while quoting a spokesperson of the telecom regulator. Earlier this week PTA restricted…
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PTA limits access to Wikipedia for 48 hours
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that it has restricted access to Wikipedia for Pakistanis for 48 hours. In a series of tweets from its official Twitter account, PTA said that the free online encyclopedia had “sacrilegious” content, despite being asked by PTA to remove it. The restoration of its services will only be…