Mehwish Hayat Zara Noor Abbas

Pakistani stars including Mehwish Hayat, Zara Noor Abbas and Aijaz Aslam are not happy after rumours spread of a possible YouTube ban in Pakistan.

The news spread after the Supreme Court took notice of social media sites being used to spread offensive material and comment on judges’ personal lives.

Taking to her Twitter account, Mehwish Hayat said that freedom of speech is the basic tenet of any society.

“In Pakistan, social media provides checks and balances that the mainstream doesn’t. Progressive states shouldn’t need to resort to bans!” said Hayat.

Really? Banning YouTube??
What next – Twitter, insta,FB, Netflix or even WhatsApp? Freedom of speech is the basic tenet of any society. In Pakistan, social media provides checks & balances that mainstream doesn’t. Progressive states shouldn’t need to resort to bans!! #YouTubeban

— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) July 22, 2020

In a series of tweets, Zara Noor said that filtering content would be a great idea but banning YouTube will only create more idleness and negativity amongst professionals and the public.

#YouTubeban There is a massive industry of content creators, digital makers and entertainers in Pakistan that survive on YouTube. Filter content would be a great idea but Banning YouTube will only create more idleness and negativity amongst the professionals and the public.

— Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui (@ZaraNoorAbbas) July 22, 2020

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