The Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2021were made by the Federal Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority with approval of the Federal Government. The Rules apply only to those licensees which provide Social Media or Social Network Services. The term Social Media or Social Network Service means a website, application or mobile web application, platform or communication channel and any other such application and service that permits a person to become a registered user, establish an account, or create a public profile for the primary purpose of allowing the user to post and share user generated content through such an account or profile or enables one or more users to generate content that can be viewed, posted and shared by other users of such platform. The rules prescribe the filing, processing and disposal of complaints and ancillary procedure, oversight mechanism and review application. The Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2020 are repealed.
Also Read:
Functions of Social Media Protection Authority
Contents which can be Restricted by Social Media Protection Authority