Recently it was seen that due to some
religious reasons and an Anti-Islamic Movie been uploaded on YouTube,
Pakistan, along with several other Muslim Countries blocked YouTube
within the country. However, it is critical to understand the reality of
the decisions to analyse whether this was the only way to fight for the
Religious Rights. up to date, YouTube, followed by several business
sites are non-functional in the country, leading to a cut-off situation
for the people.
YouTube or Facebook have now become a part of one’s day to day dealings
and work. These are widely used to stay updated and connected with the
fast growing world. Without them even a small project or research is
incomplete. You need to look up YouTube or Google for most of your
everyday findings. Life without these websites has become quite
difficult but not impossible.
Recently it was seen that due to some
religious reasons and an Anti-Islamic Movie been uploaded on YouTube,
Pakistan, along with several other Muslim Countries blocked YouTube
within the country. However, it is critical to understand the reality of
the decisions to analyse whether this was the only way to fight for the
Religious Rights. up to date, YouTube, followed by several business
sites are non-functional in the country, leading to a cut-off situation
for the people.
Banning YouTube and Facebook from your region not only disconnects you
from the world but also gives a negative impact of you about dealing
incorrectly with such uncertain situations. The government of Pakistan,
by banning YouTube or Facebook, thinks that it can cause a huge damage
to their economy which in fact is not the case at all. This region of
the world does not affect their business or revenue even the slightest.
The people need these websites more than they need you. They are least
bothered by such bans since they generate peanuts from this region. It
is the people who gets affected the most otherwise if it was them being
affected, then Google and facebook would have had their offices and
presence here ages ago.
Such acts of banning some websites are really a setback for most of the
people. There are numerous people in Pakistan who rely on these websites
to make a living by their online businesses. It brings them into
dilemma about whether to work for their country or to opt for working
for those who avoid such bans and have a consistent work flow.
Instead of banning the most used websites, the government could have
gone for blocking the inappropriate content only rather that blocking
the whole website and making many people suffer. Most of the people
working online use Google services such as Docs, Drive, Gmail or even
Google alone for searching. Many of the artists/musicians use YouTube
for their publicity and advertisement. They release their videos online
just to get some good name in the market since internet is their primary
source of promotion these days. There are people from other walks of
life as well, who being a newbie in their field, go for internet for
their promotion. These bans make such people helpless.
The biggest damage is done to the students by blocking Google or YouTube
since they are the daily users and learners. The YouTube tutorials are
what help them the most. Be it a presentation or some course work, every
student lands to YouTube. The IT students learn a lot from Google and
YouTube. Google is the most widely used search engine and blocking its
services and apps affects them the most. Google docs and Google drive
have now become essential for them.
All in all, by banning these most commonly used and most helpful
website, the government is causing damage to its own people by confining
them to a limited piece of knowledge and wisdom. You yourself are
sustaining your growth and benefiting others instead of your own people.
Hoping to expect some wise decisions to be taken by the Government of
Pakistan.
