Court orders removal of obscene content from online platforms

Karachi: Sindh High Court (SHC) Tuesday ordered to immediately remove obscene content from social media.

According to the details, Chief Justice Aqeel Abbasi of SHC heard the petition against obscene content on social media, during which the petitioner's lawyer said in his arguments that obscenity is being promoted in the name of family vlogging.

During the hearing, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) counsel told the court that PTA does not have the authority to remove content on Facebook, YouTube or any other website to remove objectionable content, it has to write to the concerned authorities.

Meanwhile, PTA's counsel sought time to submit the reply, on which the court said that obscene content should be removed from Facebook, TikTok and other apps. The orders should be fully implemented in any case and all objectionable content from websites should be removed.

The court ordered to take immediate action against immoral content on social media and to prepare a complete chart and submit a report.