The federal government has sought Rs20 billion for the next fiscal year to enhance the nation’s cybersecurity and regulate social media. The proposal includes allowing operations only for social media platforms that are willing to set up offices in the country. Neither the Ministry of Finance nor the Ministry of Information Technology responded to The Express Tribune request for comments. The newly adopted technology would also be used to regulate the social media aimed at stopping ‘misuse’ of different social media platforms and curbing the unfounded malicious campaigns. The sources said that new regulations are being fine-tuned to regulate the social media and a legislation may also be passed to give it a legal cover.

Source: The Express Tribune May 22, 2024 21:48 UTC