PTA Reports 88% Overall Blocking Rate in Social Media Content

In practice, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has documented that it sent 1, 789, 022 URLs to relevant social media platforms for action, out of which 1, 577, 936 URLs were blocked, showing an overall blocking rate of 88.20 percent.

Key points

• While 58, 729 Instagram URLs were processed and 46, 704 blocked, platform-wise, the document demonstrates that PTA processed 311, 699 URLs for Facebook, blocking 244, 981.
• While 127, 346 URLs were rejected, the PTA document demonstrates that 83, 740 URLs remained under review.
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• The data covers multiple platforms and represents the URL blocking status maintained by PTA in its database.

Notably, the data covers multiple platforms and represents the URL blocking status maintained by PTA in its database.

While 127, 346 URLs were rejected, the PTA document demonstrates that 83, 740 URLs remained under review. The authority maintains a database of approximately 1.5 million URLs with updated blocking status and remarked the URLs are frequently verified and re-verified to pursue accessible URLs, escalate cases where required, and update the database. PTA Shares New Internet Safety Rules for Universities.

While 58, 729 Instagram URLs were processed and 46, 704 blocked, platform-wise, the document demonstrates that PTA processed 311, 699 URLs for Facebook, blocking 244, 981. For Twitter, 162, 878 URLs were processed and 78, 871 blocked, whereas on YouTube, 76, 153 URLs were processed and 66, 514 blocked. TikTok accounted for 208, 268 processed URLs, of which 184, 686 were blocked.

While 55, 414 WhatsApp URLs were processed and 50, 165 blocked, the data further demonstrates that 900, 222 URLs categorised under Others/Misc were processed, with 891, 772 blocked. According to PTA has, complaints and documented online content are examined under the applicable legal framework and that, where legally authorised, regulatory and technical measures are taken, including approaching relevant platforms or service providers for action against unlawful content. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around PTA Reports 88% Overall Blocking Rate in Social Media Content point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.