Archive for May, 2010

Pakistan Unblocks Facebook, Bangladesh Imposes Ban

by | May 31, 2010 | In Cyber Law No Comments

The Lahore High Court in Pakistan has finally lifted the ban on Facebook and it has been unblocked, after the government said that the Facebook Management had promised to make material considered derogatory inaccessible to Pakistan users.

A Pakistani court had ordered temporary blocking of Facebook.com this month due to the controversies over a competition for caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

Facebook has meanwhile run into trouble in neighboring Bangladesh where the site has been blocked since Sunday, after the government objected to content offensive to the Prophet on Facebook.

Pakistan blocks Facebook, Twitter and Youtube

by | May 26, 2010 | In Cyber Law Comments Off

A Pakistani court ordered temporary blocking of Facebook.com this month due to the controversies over a competition for caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. And the next day on Thursday, similar order has been passed for the blocking of YouTube.com… the Pakistan Government has urged the international community to address the issue at the earliest, as it is an extremely sensitive and emotional matter for Muslims across the world.

more @ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/internet/Web-abuzz-over-facebook-ban-in-Pakistan/articleshow/5957676.cms