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Petition calls for ban on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok in Pakistan

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LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court seeking an immediate ban on YouTube, Facebook and TikTok.

The federal government and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) have been made parties in the petition.

The petitioner maintained that every second person in Pakistan has a YouTube channel which is being used for blackmailing purposes.

The petition claimed that immoral videos are being uploaded to gain views and earn money, adding that videos can be uploaded on these platforms without any license.

It further stated that fake videos are being uploaded on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, YouTubers are showing women of their families in Vlogs, which is destroying the family system.

The petition requested the court to direct the implementation of civil protection laws and order the closure of all social media platforms.

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