Filtering SMS in Pakistan
KARACHI: After rumours of the
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) imposing a ban on porn sites in the
country, a new PTA letter floating
online orders the imposition of a “system” to ban select words in mobile SMS
messages. A set of two
extensive lists in English and Urdu have allegedly been compiled by the PTA.
The list of English words crosses the 1,000 figure, while the Urdu list
contains over 550 words.
Read more: Express
Tribune (Pakistan)
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