Pakistan blocks social media amid fears of protests
Moves comes amid fears of protests against France following Friday prayers H. J. I. / AA
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Pakistan blocks social media amid fears of protests
Many users from Pakistan complained that they could not normally access social media and were using it through proxy networks
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Amid fears of further protests against France, Pakistan on Friday blocked access to all social media platform.
In a brief statement, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced “complete access to social media platforms [Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Telegram] may be blocked from 1100hrs to 1500 hrs [local time] on 16 April across the country.”