PTA asks social media platforms to dam content for 'sacrilegious film Lady of Heaven'
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority logo. — PTA
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Sunday asked social media platforms to right away block all content associated with what it termed the "sacrilegious" film titled "Lady in Heaven".
The authority, during a statement, said that keeping in sight "different reports" regarding the movie and its "sacrilegious content", social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, are directed "for immediate blocking of all content associated with the said movie from their platforms".
It said that thus far , 336 links containing promotion of the movie are reported to the various social media platforms.
PTA sends notices to Google, Wikipedia
On December 25, PTA said it's sent notices to tech giant Google and online encyclopedia Wikipedia for disseminating "sacrilegious content" through the platforms.
In a handout , the regulator said that it had been acting against Google after receiving “complaints regarding misleading search results related to ‘Present Khalifa of Islam’ and unauthentic version of Holy Quran uploaded on Google Play Store”.
PTA said that it's approached Google with the directives "to immediately remove the unlawful content" because it was a matter of a "very serious nature".
It also said that it had received complaints against Wikipedia for "hosting of caricatures of Holy Prophet (PBUH) and dissemination of misleading, wrong, deceptive and deceitful information through articles portraying Mirza Masroor Ahmad as a Muslim".
The authority said that it's served Wikipedia a notice after "extensive communication" to get rid of the "sacrilegious content to avoid any legal action".
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