Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Thursday said the government was planning to form a separate authority to combat misinformation on social media.
Addressing a press conference, the minister opined that a campaign of online harassment and fake news was witnessed on social media recently.
“There must be an end to harassment, including online,” he said and called for a specific authority to address the issue of online harassment as at present there was no law to protect the digital rights of consumers.
The Minister also stated it was important and necessary to create awareness among the people about their digital rights.
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