Mehwish Hayat spoke on the latest controversy related to impending YouTube ban and said progressive states shouldn’t need to resort to bans.
Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) gave remarks against content on Youtube and probably hinted towards banning the online video-sharing platform in the country.
The remarks took the internet by storm and people bashed authorities who promised for ‘Digital Pakistan’ but one by one several digital platforms have been targetted during the last couple of months.
Mehwish was also among those who showed concern over the matter. “Really? Banning YouTube?? What next – Twitter, Insta, FB, Netflix or even WhatsApp? Freedom of speech is the basic tenet of any society. In Pakistan, social media provides checks & balances that mainstream doesn’t. Progressive states shouldn’t need to resort to bans!!” she wrote on Twitter.
Really? Banning YouTube??
What next – Twitter, insta,FB, Netflix or even WhatsApp? Freedom of speech is the basic tenet of any society. In Pakistan, social media provides checks & balances that mainstream doesn’t. Progressive states shouldn’t need to resort to bans!! #YouTubeban— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) July 22, 2020
It must be noted here that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had banned PUBG, Bigo Live, and issued a final warning to TikTok to control obscenity, vulgarity, and immorality.
Read: PTA ban Bigo, issue final warning to TikTok
On the other hand, some other celebrities also shared their concerns if Youtube will be blocked in Pakistan.
#YouTubeban There is a massive industry of content creators, digital makers and entertainers in Pakistan that survive on YouTube. Filter content would be a great idea but Banning YouTube will only create more idleness and negativity amongst the professionals and the public.
— Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui (@ZaraNoorAbbas) July 22, 2020
#YouTubeban There is a massive industry of content creators, digital makers and entertainers in Pakistan that survive on YouTube. Filter content would be a great idea but Banning YouTube will only create more idleness and negativity amongst the professionals and the public.
— Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui (@ZaraNoorAbbas) July 22, 2020
YouTube ban in 2012 proved disastrous for the industry & is partly responsible of y we dont have local offices of Google,Facebook,Twitter etc. SC point was about regulation.With rules under PECA already being discussed with tech companies, there is NO question about #YouTubeban
— Dr. Shaista Lodhi (@IamShaistaLodhi) July 22, 2020
