ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Amir Azeem Bajwa said Monday there was no mechanism available to stop the fake news and anti-state propaganda on social media. He criticised the social media platforms over their slow response, noting that the companies took time “to remove child pornography and anti-state content”. “No technology has been made to keep a check on social media,” Siddiqui said, adding that the regularisation could only help keep a check and balance on the platform. “The social media companies will be responsible to remove the content that is insulting and that goes against the state and its culture,” he added. The new set of regulations makes it compulsory for social media companies to open offices in Islamabad, build data servers to store information, and take down content upon identification by authorities.

Source: Pakistan Today March 02, 2020 16:41 UTC