A Pakistani citizen has approached Lahore High Court (LHC) and demanded a ban on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok.
According to the media, the petition was filed by a citizen, Aslam, through Advocate Nadeem Sarwar, with the federal government and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) as respondents.
The citizen requested the Lahore High Court to order the enforcement of Citizen Protection Rules and issue a directive to shut down of YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok.
The petitioner argued in the petition that every second person in Pakistan has a YouTube channel, which is being used for blackmailing. He claimed that immoral videos are being uploaded to gain views and make money and that videos can be uploaded on YouTube and Facebook without any licenses.
The petitioner also stated that fake videos are being uploaded on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with YouTubers showing women from their homes in their vlogs, which he claims is undermining the family system.
It is pertinent to mention that X is already banned in Pakistan.
The Pakistan government blocked access to the social media platform around the time of the 2024 February elections, citing national security concerns.
Last time, TikTok was banned in 2021 for the fourth time after it failed to remove “inappropriate content”.
