IT minister Aminul Haque has informed the media that popular social media companies such as; Facebook, Google, and TikTok are willing to open their offices in Pakistan. Meanwhile, Afnanullah Khan, a member of the  Senate Finance Committee, has confirmed that a Google delegation is coming to Pakistan on 11th December as they are set to […]

Under the new social media rules, PTA registered two social media companies, namely; Joyo Technology Pakistan Pvt Ltd and Bigo Service Pakistan Pvt Ltd, commonly known as the popular video-sharing applications Snack Video and Bigo Live/Likee, PTA has taken these steps in a bid to keep check on the content shared on the video-sharing apps […]

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started the registration of social media companies under the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2021. The registration of social media companies involves both local and international firms. Read more: Government Issues the Notification of Amended Social Media Rules 2021 Registration of social media […]

To carry out the ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight, and Safeguards) Rules, 2020’, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started the registration of social media companies. Reportedly, Social media companies bearing users half a million or more will be required to register for each application/service that they offer, in order to verify […]