Leading internet companies may be unable to operate in Pakistan under the country’s new social media rules, Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) said in a statement. The rules notified by the government, require social media companies to block access to unlawful online content within 24 hours — or in emergency cases, within six hours — after being reported by a government authority.
Under the new rules, social media companies shall provide the designated investigation agency with any information or data in decrypted, readable and comprehensible format.
Subject to justifiable technical limitations, the information to be provided may include subscriber information, traffic data, content data and any other information or data.
“The draconian data localisation requirements will damage the ability of people to access a free and open internet and shut Pakistan’s digital economy off from the rest of the world,” the AIC said.
Source: Dawn
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