To prevent the propagation of misleading information via social media, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has increased its efforts. Accessible documents state that, at the PTA’s request, social media firms blocked 6,418 URLs associated with spreading false information.
The regulator forwarded 15,444 URLs to social media platforms that used to disseminate misleading material, 6,418 of which have banned. 1,315 URLs has blocked by social media networks yet 7,717 URLs remain accessible.
Following the documentation, PTA reviewed 107 URLs for blockage on Dailymotion, among which 104 URLs are banned. Only one URL has blocked by Dailymotion; the other two are still clickable.
PTA directed Facebook to ban 3,214 URLs, 2105 of which involved in propagating misleading material. Facebook has only disapproved 425 URLs; however, there are still 684 links and URLs online.
In a similar vein, Instagram received 140 URLs for screening from the telecom authorities, 113 of which have already disabled. 19 links or URLs are still viewable, whereas only 8 blacklisted by Instagram.
Tiktok banned 46 out of 50 links that used to spread fraudulent material, while 4 URLs provided by PTA are still accessible. According to the publication, Twitter did block 2,227 links out of the 8,413 URLs PTA reported for removal. 545 links requested for blocking; however, Twitter denied the request, leaving 5641 URLs up.
YouTube has blocked 422 of the 857 links provided by PTA. 311 URLs were asked to block, but YouTube refused the request; 124 links are still accessible.
According to Section 22 of the PECA Act 2016, the document shows that PTA approached the relevant social media platforms to take action against social media accounts and URLs spreading misleading material. In response to complaints it has received from the public and institutions, PTA has asked for these platforms.
PTA states that if social media platforms fail to remove any information at the regulator’s request, the complainant should take legal action against them directly. To prevent the propagation of false information via phony accounts, PTA has instructed social media sites to tighten the account verification procedure.
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