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Press Statement South Asia: Governments of India and Pakistan among top requesters of Facebook user data26 May, 2020 The governments of India and Pakistan are stand-outs in terms of asking Facebook to reveal information related to user accounts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) and Indian affiliate the Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) express serious concern regarding their government’s increasing number of requests to access Facebook data of individual users. According to Facebook’s Transparency Report, published on May 12, India is second only to the United States to request such data from Facebook. India sent 26,698 requests to Facebook in the July- December 2019 period, an increase of 28 per cent over the previous six months. Out of the total requests, Facebook responded to 57 per cent of the Indian government’s queries. Pakistan’s government sent a total of 2,027 requests to the Facebook to divulge user data. According to Facebook, out of the total requests received, the social media giant provided information on at least 1,054 users to the Pakistani authorities. The Pakistan government had also sent 2,270 requests demanding social media content restrictions, the second highest after Russia. According to the breakdown of the content restricted in Pakistan, Facebook suspended 2,009 posts. Facebook releases its global transparency report bi-annually to provide information on the nature and extent of government requests, content restrictions and standards enforcement. The report details the nature and extent of government requests for user data. Both the India and Pakistan have a reputation for censorship of content on social media platforms. India’s Information Technology Act, 2000 allows the government to remove content posted on internet. In Pakistan the recently introduced Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules allows the government to request social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Google to block or remove posts that the government objects to. PFUJ said: “The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) believes in freedom of speech and expression and argues that the accounts on social media remain functional until they are found to violate any law of the land or ignite ethnic or religious unrest. The PFUJ supports the people’s right to enjoy their freedom of expression and urges the authorities to avoid undue restrictions on social media accounts.” IJU said: “We are against the practice of the government to collect data from social media platforms, bypassing right to privacy laws.” IFJ said: “IFJ is concerned at the intent behind the Indian and Pakistan governments in requesting such information. This interference is a threat to freedom of expression.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकार पक्राउको महासंघद्वारा निन्दा21 Feb, 2018 सुनसरीबाट प्रकाशित प्रवोध साप्ताहिकका सम्पादक गमबहादुर लम्देल र सम्वाददाता जमुना श्रेष्ठ तथा मर्निङ टाइम्स दैनिकका सम्वाददाता मीना तुम्सुवालाई प्रहरीले बिनाकारण प्रक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ सुनसरी शाखाका अनुसार समाचार संकलनमा रहेका पत्रकारत्रयलाई आज धरानबाट प्रहरीले बिनाकारण पक्राउ गरिएको हो । पेशागत दायित्व निर्वाहमा जुटेका पत्रकारलाई बिनाकारण पक्राउ गरिनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ प्रहरीबाट भएको यो कार्यको कडा शब्दमा निन्दा गर्दै पक्राउ परेका पत्रकारलाई अविलम्ब ससम्मान रिहा गरी संविधानप्रदत्त प्रेसको अधिकारको सम्मान गर्न र निर्वाध प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता उपभोगको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग गर्दछ । यसैबीच समाचार संकलनका क्रममा पत्रकार घनश्याम पाण्डे कास्कीको विजयपुर खोलाको पुल नजिक भएको बम विस्फोटमा परी घाइते हुनु भएको खवरप्रति महासंघ दुःख व्यक्त गर्दछ र घाइते पत्रकार पाण्डेको शीघ्र स्वास्थ्यलाभको कामना गर्दै सम्पूर्ण उपचारको व्यवस्था गर्न सरकारको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download