Pakistan: Registration requirement in Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2021

Progress

Current status
adopted
13 Oct 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Pakistan
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

13 Oct 2021
adopted

Adopted Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2021 including registration requirement

On 13 October 2021, the "Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2021", prescribed by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, were published in the official gazette of Pakistan, updating the 202…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body