The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued notices to Google and Wikipedia for spreading offensive content material and directed Google to instantly take away the unlawful content material.
In accordance with a press release issued by PTA, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued notices to Google and Wikipedia on the difficulty of spreading obscene content material by way of platforms.
The transfer by the PTA is a results of complaints obtained from the Ahmadiyya neighborhood relating to the importing of an unauthentic model of the Holy Quran on the Google Play Retailer and deceptive search outcomes associated to “the present Caliph of Islam”, the very severe nature of the matter. In view of this, the PTA has contacted Google with directions to instantly take away such unlawful content material.
These notices issued to the respective platforms are issued beneath the Removing and Blocking of Illegal On-line Content material (Process, Monitoring and Safeguards) Guidelines, 2020 to keep away from any authorized motion by the regulator to take away offensive content material instantly. To be eliminated, complaints have additionally been obtained relating to the presence of obscene drawings of the Prophet of Islam and deceptive, false, misleading and fraudulent data by way of articles revealed on Wikipedia wherein Mirza Masroor Ahmad is offered as a Muslim. has been.
After intensive discussions on the matter, a discover was issued to Wikipedia to keep away from any authorized motion and to take away the offensive content material instantly, in case of non-compliance by the platforms involved, PTA Prevention of Digital Crime. Act, 2016 (PECA) and should take additional motion beneath the Guidelines, 2020.
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2024-06-30 04:18:37