Pakistan new cyber-crime law for posting fake news on social media
Social media propaganda has been settled as a global threat that has terrified the stability of the system. Fake news campaigns are one of the factors of a clash between giants. Nations use the power of information warfare as a weapon against their adversaries as this is the most effective way to influence the target audience.
Social Media disinformation campaigns have always been a powerful tool of Pakistan that it uses against its biggest rival Nation India. The most recent instance is that Last Month, the Central Government of New Delhi (India) have blocked 35 YouTube channels with 2 Twitter accounts, 2 Instagram Accounts, 2 Websites, and a Facebook account linked to Pakistan were identified to be spreading fake anti- India news and other content.
Over the past months, India too has been operating a misinformation campaign by employing its media outlets to spread their administration’s narrative against Pakistan. To prevent the problem of disseminating Fake news Recently, the Pakistan government has familiarized a new cyber-crime action on February 21, that could see social-media handlers imprisoned for up to five years for posting “fake news” about the military, judiciary, or public officers.
History shows several instances that India and Pakistan, both nations carried out numerous disinformation campaigns. In 2019, a longstanding battle between India and Pakistan escalated. The Realms have carried out cumulative cyber attacks against one another. The conflict has also been plagued by the speedy spread of fiery rumors on Facebook and messaging services.
In 2021, the Brussels- based Eu DisinfoLab unveiled an enormous network of 265 fake local media outlets in 65 countries serving Indian comforts. In the investigation of Indian Chronicles, another Indian network belonging to Srivastava Group (Indian- based firm) had been exposed by the group that purposes to emphasize Pro- Indian and anti- Pakistan approaches in India.
In the end, we can say that there is no use of make such cyber-crime laws. This is an ongoing war; there will be no full stop to end social media propaganda. As nations find it the most effective way to degrade the image of their adversaries.
