PTA issues notices to google, wikipedia for dissiminating sacreligious content

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday said it has served notices on google and wikipedia for usimg their platforms for dissiminating sacreligious content in Pakistan.
The PTA announcement said it received multiple complaints from the public against google and wikipedia for using these platforms for dissiminating highly objectionable and sacreligious content in Pakistan.
The complaints filed by the public suggeted google and wikipedia were regularly using objectionable caricatures and images of holy prophet and some caliphs on their platforms.
The PTA notices warn google and wikipedia that non- compliance on their part will force the authority to take legal action against them under authority rules 2020.
The PTA notices direct google and wikipedia to remove any material from their platforms which fall under category of sacreligious content.

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