Aaj English TV

Friday, March 29, 2024  
18 Ramadan 1445  

Wikipedia services degraded in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’

The free online encyclopedia platform was approached by the authority for the removal of the content
Photo: AFP
Photo: AFP

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has degraded Wikipedia services in the country over non removal of sacrilegious content.

The free online encyclopedia platform was approached by the authority for the removal of the content by issuing a notice under “applicable law and court order(s)”.

“An opportunity of hearing was also provided, however, the platform neither complied by removing the blasphemous content nor appeared before the authority,” the PTA statement said.

“Given the intentional failure on part of the platform to comply with the directions of PTA, the services of Wikipedia have been degraded for 48 hours with the direction to block / remove the reported contents. In case of non-compliance by Wikipedia the platform will be blocked within Pakistan,” the statement added.

The restoration of the Wikipedia services in Pakistan is subjected to blocking or removing the reported unlawful contents, stated in the notice.

This isn’t the first time PTA sanctioned the platform. In December 2020, the PTA had issued notices to Wikipedia and Google Inc for “disseminating sacrilegious content”.

For the latest news, follow us on Twitter @Aaj_Urdu. We are also on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Pakistan

PTA

wikipedia

Wikipedia in Pakistan

PTA Wikipedia

Wikipedia degraded

Comments are closed on this story.

Comments

Taboola

Taboola ads will show in this div