{"id":68531,"date":"2023-02-02T09:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T04:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=68531"},"modified":"2023-02-02T02:34:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T21:34:48","slug":"pta-says-wikipedia-services-degraded-for-publishing-unlawful-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/pta-says-wikipedia-services-degraded-for-publishing-unlawful-content\/","title":{"rendered":"PTA says Wikipedia services degraded for publishing \u2018unlawful\u2019 content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 February 1 (ONLINE) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday downgraded the services of Wikipedia for a timeline of 48 hours for not &#8220;blocking\/removing sacrilegious content&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has degraded Wikipedia services in the country on account of not blocking \/ removing sacrilegious contents,\u201d the authority said in a statement issued Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWikipedia was approached for blocking \/ removal of the said contents by issuing a notice under applicable law and court order(s). An opportunity of hearing was also provided, however, the platform neither complied by removing the blasphemous content nor appeared before the Authority,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The Telecommunication Authority said Wikipedia\u2019s services will remain degraded for 48 hours as the Site \u201cfailed to comply with the directions of PTA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe restoration of the services of Wikipedia will be reconsidered subject to blocking \/ removal of the reported unlawful contents. PTA is committed to ensuring a safe online experience for all Pakistani citizens according to local laws,\u201d the communiqu\u00e9 issued by PTA stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 February 1 (ONLINE) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday downgraded the services of Wikipedia for a timeline of 48 hours for not &#8220;blocking\/removing sacrilegious content&#8221;. \u201cPakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has degraded Wikipedia services in the country on account of not blocking \/ [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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