However, although these social media platforms define our information ecosystem, they have remained unchecked and unregulated for the most part. As various governments around the world grapple with regulating social media, it seems increasingly likely the question is not whether social media will face government intervention, but just how consequential those interventions will be.ng realization of the need to regulate the social media platforms thus to weed out any negative use of the social media forum by means of promoting hate speech, terrorist activities, fake and false news amongst others. Thus the focus is to effectively create a balance between regulating social media platforms and avoiding infringing on the individual right to information and free speech. Amongst his many functions, he would have be responsible for engaging with social media companies on behalf of the federal government and may direct the concerned officials from those social media companies to appear before it to discuss any aspect related to the operation of the Online System. In case the Social Media Company fails or refuses to abide by the provision of these Rules, Rule 7 empowers the National Coordinator to block the entire Online System or Social media Application owned and controlled by such social media company and may also levy a fine up to Rs 50 million.

Source: Pakistan Today February 25, 2020 16:30 UTC