Pakistan to consider banning social sites in govt offices

ISLAMABAD: The Information Technology Board has recommended ban social networking websites in government offices.

It has been decided in a briefing to a standing committee of the National Assembly.

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During a briefing, the technology board told the standing committee that the government employees spent a lot of their office time on social websites, and even conduct part-time business on them.

The board informed the committee that a new local social network, modeled on WhatsApp, would be introduced into government offices to streamline communications.

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The board also advised that a separate authority be set up to limit the spread of fake news across the country.

Concerns related to data theft and other issues were also discussed in the briefing.

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In Pakistan, fake news is as effective as original news. Fake news is stories created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers.

Usually, these stories are created to either influence people’s views, push a political agenda or cause confusion and can often be a profitable business for online publishers.

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Fake news stories can deceive people by looking like trusted websites or using similar names and web addresses to reputable news organizations.