Pakistan Court Seeks Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16

Federal Constitutional Court moved for ban on social media use by kids under 16

LAHORE: A petition has been filed before the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), seeking directions to shield children under 16 from unrestricted social media use and indecent content on television and other platforms. Two lawyers, Sheraz Zaka and Moin Akhtar, filed the petition at the Lahore registry, with the former identifying himself as an activist and the latter as the father of a minor child. The petitioners argue that Pakistani children are being exposed to cyber bullying, addictive pl...

By [email protected] (The Newspaper's Staff Reporter)