Over 450 social media accounts blocked for spreading hateful content

The Prevention of Violent Extremism Unit of Islamabad Police has blocked 462 social media accounts involved in spreading hateful content.
According to a media report, the police said that the unit checks and investigates the accounts of various social media platforms to prevent spreading religious, communal and linguistic hatred and propaganda against the country and institutions.
The unit tracked down 1,522 accounts on X (Twitter), Facebook and other platforms involved in hate-mongering activities and wrote to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) urging them to shut down those accounts. , 462 of these accounts have been blocked so far.
In this regard, 65 accounts promoting religious hatred, 47 accounts spreading propaganda against the country and 350 accounts sharing content related to terrorism were traced, in addition to this, another 1,600 social media accounts were also closed soon. will be done.
Police said countering extremism helps fight terrorism and make security in the capital more effective.
He said that Islamabad Police is in regular contact with educational institutions and madrasas and sermons in mosques are also reviewed to combat extremism.
Similarly, the unit also monitors social media and other websites for political, linguistic and religious extremist content and prepares reports and identifies criminal activities for prosecution.