Lahore High court to Consider Permanent Ban on Facebook !
May 09, 2011
Lahore High court to Consider Permanent Ban on Facebook ! In Pakistan, blanket bans and censorship have been a regular feature. Since 2006, there have been instances where YouTube has been blocked, and more recently, Facebook. While the pretext is national security, the protection of Islam or the interest of the greater good, political motives have almost always been behind these acts. There were many critics of those lobbying against the ban on Facebook ban in May 2010, the constant criticism being: It's just a ban on Facebook, get over it. But actually, it wasn't "just a ban." It was about how we react to blasphemy, it was about the prevalent tendency to lynch others for what they say without hearing them out properly, without verifying, without giving second chances. It was about political appeasement, the use of religion for political purposes, and it was about the unconstitutional overstepping of authority by state institutions and departments. So it was not just about Faceboo...