ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT )
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry after Twitter account suspension of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s chief, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, urged Youtube and whatsapp to follow the Twitter and Facebook to combat the menace of fake news.
The minister wrote on Twitter “Its so welcoming that giants like Twitter and Facebook are now fully committed to regulate their platforms to combat the menace of fake news and hate mongering”. He asked Youtube and Whatsapp to consider same policy for safer world.
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Its so welcoming that giants like Twitter and Facebook are now fully committed to regulate their platforms to combat the menace of fake news and hate mongering, youtube and whatsapp plz consider same policy for a safer world. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/11/05/world/asia/05reuters-pakistan-blasphemy.html …
9:43 AM – Nov 6, 2018
Twitter Suspends Account of Hardline Cleric on Pakistan Government’s Request
Twitter suspended the account of a ultra-right Pakistani cleric on Sunday following inflammatory statements targeting the judiciary, prime minister, and military after the acquittal of a Christian..
Earlier Twitter has suspended the account of TLP’S chief over hate speech and force the public to join protest against the Supreme court’s verdict of Asia Bibi’s acquittal.