The Pakistani government is moving to take more stringent management measures Social media With the national firewall, a move that sparked mixed reactions.
This new measure aims to prevent unwanted content from reaching a wider audience, according to information from four different sources. The government is installing a national firewall around the world Internet providers or Internet providers To exercise greater control over social media, with the aim of preventing unwanted content from reaching a wider audience.
The firewall is reported to be currently installed and running. Previously, the government used similar techniques to block websites and social media apps. The new firewall will scan information from different IP addresses.
Pakistan National Firewall
With the primary goal of identifying sources of propaganda material and blocking or limiting the visibility of those sources, the government is working to take control of social media to a new level. Sources within the government claimed that the main focus will likely be on identifying the source of this propaganda to stop it at its source.
The keyword filtering system will detect content that is considered spam or poses a threat to national security, and potentially hide this content from external users.
In Pakistan, one of the leading social media apps X, formerly Twitter, has already been limited, with a human rights activist group calling for the ban to be lifted.
Since much about the firewall is still unknown, it is learned that the filtering system will apply to Facebook, YouTube, X, and Instagram.
