{"id":20721,"date":"2024-12-11T15:34:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=20721"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:34:27","slug":"federal-govt-admits-to-blocking-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2024\/12\/11\/federal-govt-admits-to-blocking-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal govt admits to blocking X"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parliamentary secretary Sajid Mehdi confirmed blocking the social networking site X in a National Assembly meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stated that no other country monitors fake news as closely as Pakistan and revealed that 86,000 SIM cards were blocked for anti-state activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mehdi added that the Electronic Crimes Act would soon be amended, and the Prime Minister had formed a task force to address the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Member of Parliament Asia Naz Tanoli presented a notice calling for immediate action to stop the spread of fake news. 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