Pakistan's Supreme Court on July 22 took notice of objectionable material on social and web streaming websites and issued notices to the Interior Ministry and the Attorney General of Pakistan.
During the hearing on the presence of objectionable material on social media and web streaming websites, Justice Qazi Amin, a member of the judicial bench, remarked during the hearing that we have no problem with freedom of expression, we are paid with public money. The public has the right to speak out on our performance and decisions, but our families are not forgiven on social media and YouTube.
At the same time, Justice Mushir Alam, a member of the bench, had remarked that anti-US and anti-EU material should be posted on YouTube. YouTube is closed in many countries.
Justice Qazi Amin had asked whether the FIA and PTA had seen what was happening on YouTube. How many people were prosecuted for such crimes?
PTA officials told the court that we cannot remove individual content, only report it.
Following the judicial bench's vehement questions about the presence of objectionable content on YouTube, it was thought that the court might ban the web streaming website.
Following the court remarks, the trend of Twitter Po (YouTube Bean) also topped on July 22 and 23 and many people expressed their concerns over the possible closure of the web streaming website.
While ordinary people have expressed their views on the possible closure of YouTube, showbiz personalities have also come out in support of YouTube.
Leading actress Mahwish Hayat wrote in her tweet about the possible closure of YouTube and asked in surprise that YouTube is really going to be banned?
Mahwish Hayat asked in his tweet that Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Netflix and even WhatsApp will be shut down after this?
The actress wrote in her tweet that giving freedom of expression is an important aspect of any society and in our country the real facts of any issue come to light only through social media instead of central media. At the same time, he wrote that progressive states do not need sanctions.
Actor Ijaz Aslam also tweeted his opinion on the possible closure of YouTube because the accounts uploading objectionable content should be closed.
"Shutting down the whole of YouTube would be tantamount to depriving the nation," he wrote.
Like her, actress and model Zara Noor Abbas also tweeted about the possible closure of YouTube and she also opposed the ban on web streaming.
Zara Noor Abbas wrote in a tweet that many people who create good content are earning their livelihood through YouTube.
"Shutting down the whole of YouTube would be tantamount to depriving the nation," he wrote.
Like her, actress and model Zara Noor Abbas also tweeted about the possible closure of YouTube and she also opposed the ban on web streaming.
Zara Noor Abbas wrote in a tweet that many people who create good content are earning their livelihood through YouTube.
They suggested that content on YouTube could be monitored, but that shutting it down would be detrimental to the public, including professionals.
In another tweet, he compared the economic situation of the country due to Corona to YouTube and wrote that many people have already lost their jobs due to the epidemic and now such people are earning only through YouTube.
According to him, if YouTube is also shut down, unemployment will increase further and at the same time he wrote that this process will also lead to mental health problems which is likely to increase crime and violence.
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