Tag: Social Media Regulation
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Twitter receives record number of govt requests to remove content, including India’s
Twitter has revealed that a record number of requests have been made from several governments around the world to remove content from the social media platform between January and June 2021. According to the platform, 95 per cent of the demands came from five countries which include Japan, Russia, Turkey, India and South Korea. The…
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PM talks about rumours that govt wants to ban social media
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, who is known for having social media as his primary source of information, has said the government will not impose a ban on any social media application. “But at the same time, we also can’t let anyone insult or spread false information about government organisations or the people working for…
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Citizen Protection Rules 2020 suspended
Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules 2020 suspended when more than 100 rights organisations and individuals boycott consultation with government, DAWN reported. The right groups in a statement said that the government had refused to elaborate on the legal status of the rules, so “any consultation is merely token to deflect criticism and not a…
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Facebook CEO shares views on social media regulations
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Facebook, has said that the social media giant is working to counter online election interferences, Business Recorder reported. According to reports, Mark, while speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, said that so far there were no well-defined rules to regulate social media, however, the subject…