According to a news report, Facebook, Google and Twitter threatening to suspend services in Pakistan due to new rules approved by the Pakistan government. These companies have come out to spoke against the new law that was approved by the Pakistan government some days before. Twitter, Facebook, and Google have said that if the government will not revise the rules so we will have to suspend our services in Pakistan.
Earlier this month the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) ask Pakistan Government to revise the new rules and regulations for social media. AIC has said the due it will be very difficult for AIC members to provide their services to Pakistani users and businesses due to the new rules and regulations on social media.
The new rules for social media were to open offices in Islamabad and to build data servers to store information and take down any violated content on the identification of Pakistani authorities. According to new rules, the heavy fine and possible ban will be imposed on failure to comply with Pakistani authorities. It said that the guidelines were causing “worldwide organizations to rethink their perspective on the administrative condition in Pakistan, and their eagerness to work in the nation”.
Alluding to the principles as “unclear and discretionary in nature”, the AIC said that it was compelling them to conflict with built-up standards of client protection and opportunity of articulation. “We are not against the guideline of internet-based life, and we recognize that Pakistan as of now has a broad authoritative structure administering on the web content. In any case, these Rules neglect to address vital issues, for example, globally perceived rights to singular articulation and security,” The News International cited the letter as saying.
As indicated by the law, specialists will have the option to make a move against Pakistanis saw as blameworthy of focusing on state foundations at home and abroad via web-based networking media. The law will likewise help the law authorization specialists acquire access to information of records discovered associated with suspicious exercises. It would be the said position’s right to distinguish frightful substances from the online life stages to be brought down.
If there should arise an occurrence of inability to consent inside 15 days, it would have the ability to suspend their administrations or force a fine worth up to 500 million Pakistani rupees ($3 million).