Taking notice of the objectionable and obscene content on social media, especially on YouTube, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has hinted at shutting down the video-sharing platform in the country.

While hearing a bail plea of an accused, Shaukat, arrested on charges of sectarianism, Justice Qazi Amin said that the social media has become a place to malign and insult state institutions. He noted that several social media platforms, such as Twitter and YouTube, are filled with hate content.

He inquired if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) were aware of what is going on YouTube.

He said that the judiciary had no problem with criticism on its verdicts as it was a constitutional right of the public, and the judiciary runs the public money.

However, our private lives are also protected by the constitution, and no one has a right to slander our families for decisions we made in courts.

He questioned as to why FIA or PTA was unable to take action against such YouTubers. To which the PTA officials said that they could not ban or remove individual content, only it can be reported to YouTube authorities.