ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has urged social media users to immediately remove illegal, hateful, defamatory or misleading content.
In a public advisory, the regulator said that under Section 20 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016, “knowingly spreading false information that harms reputation or violates privacy is a criminal offence.”
The authority advised users to “strictly refrain from creating, uploading, or disseminating” such content and urged the public to avoid “participating in narratives that undermine national integrity or damage the dignity of institutions and individuals.” “Responsible digital conduct is a collective civic obligation,” the PTA said further.
Social media accounts removed
More than 44,000 social media accounts and posts were removed or blocked by the PTA from January 2023 to June 2024 across platforms including Facebook, YouTube and X.
