Facebook VP assures Pakistani authorities of full cooperation

Facebook VP assures Pakistani authorities of full cooperation

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says no one could be allowed to misuse social media hurting religious sentiments and undertaking unlawful activities. 

Talking to Vice President of Facebook Joel Kaplan in Islamabad on Friday, he said the government believes in freedom of expression.

The Minister said the entire Muslim Ummah has serious concerns over misuse of social media platforms to propagate blasphemous content.

The two sides discussed steps to remove blasphemous content from social media.

The Facebook Vice President reiterated to keep the platform safe and promote values that are in congruence to community standards in Pakistan.

He also committed to remove fake accounts, explicit, hateful and provocative material that incites violence and terrorism.

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