Pakistan blocks social media platforms amid protest crackdown ...Egypt

Pakistan placed a temporary ban on several social media websites on Friday. Platforms that will be unavailable include Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, YouTube and Telegram. The Interior Ministry directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was directed to block the platforms until 3 pm (11:00 GMT) “Social media has been blocked for a few hours so that troublemakers can not use it during Friday prayers congregations,” an official told dpa. Why has social media been blocked in Pakistan? The block comes amid fears that activists belonging to the radical Islamist Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP) group might use the technology to perpetuate violent protests that have shaken the country this week. A

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