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PTA blocks 452 links to trailer of blasphemous movie on Netflix

PTA blocks 452 links to trailer of blasphemous movie on Netflix

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 452 links to trailerof a blasphemous movie uploaded on Netflix.

Justice Aamer Farooq heard a petition filed at the Islamabad High Court(IHC) regarding the blasphemous content of the movie, during which thePTA’s lawyer submitted a report to the court.——————————

According to the defendant’s counsel, the authority had found 778 links ofblasphemous content, of which 452 links have been blocked.

Although the court seemed satisfied with PTA’s report, the plaintiff’scounsel requested for the matter to be kept pending and demanded anotherreport from the authority.

The PTA stated that the trailer of the film had been uploaded on Netflixwhich does not fall in the jurisdiction of Pakistan.——————————

The court has instructed PTA to submit another report in the next hearing.

During the last hearing, PTA had stated that it could only enforceregulations upon social media giants if they established their offices inPakistan.

It had suggested that Netflix should be completely banned for uploading asacrilegious movie, while social media platforms like Google, YouTube,Twitter, and Facebook should be asked to open companies in Pakistan withinthe next six months.