Chaotic Content Charge, Pakistan Block Wikipedia Site

Wikipedia Illustration (REUTERS)

JAKARTA - Pakistan's Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia after lowering access to websites for 48 hours because content it deems disrespectful led to a form of blasphemy. Quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, February 5, a PTA spokesman told Bloomberg that the agency had blocked the online▁Antarasia because it had not removed the content in recent days.PTA had revealed in early February that it asked the website on the court's orders to remove "absorbing" material from its website. After Wikipedia did not comply with and was present before the video-sharing application promised to moderate content according to Pakistan's norms and laws. It should be noted that this Muslim-majority state has strict religious blasphemy laws, and penalties for those who violate it include life imprisonment and even death penalty. As reported by Engadget, a PTA spokesman said it was still in talks with Wikipedia officials and would consider unblocking the website if it completely removed immoral content.