Over the last few days Pakistanis have been really upset over the ban on PUBG, and the news of expected bans on YouTube and Tiktok.
But things took a turn for good today and Pakistanis have been assured that no such ban is expected, and PUBG too will soon be back:
Hearing good news that no ban is expected on YouTube or TikTok and that PUBG will also be unblocked soon. Finally some sensible decisions being taken. I guess advocacy and support for tech from some people in govt does help. Let us keep the dialogue going and keep access open.
— jehan_ara (@jehan_ara) July 23, 2020
And people are ecstatic!
it's probably the best news I've seen on twitter this week
— سید شہباز حیدر (@curlybaatein) July 23, 2020
People were happy at sanity, finally, prevailing:
That's heartening to know . Sanity prevails 👍 https://t.co/GgkS5lHK6T
— Beena Raza (@razabeena) July 23, 2020
We’re keeping our fingers crossed:
Phew! Let’s hope it’s confirmed and no one has second thoughts!
— misbah (@MizNaQ) July 23, 2020
Many shared how in this day and age, a ban like this sounds absurd:
Great news! But at a time when the world has gone virtual such interventions should not be necessary. #Pakistan https://t.co/K0399KUtEv
— Yusra Askari (@YusraSAskari) July 23, 2020
Even to think of banning tech is absurd. Should be avoided at all cost. https://t.co/NyXYVxxZXc
— Peshawari Elite (@SfeakerSb) July 23, 2020
Some believed that offices should hire tech-familiar people:
https://twitter.com/NudrratKhawaja/status/1286172515799269381?s=19
Some shared how there shouldn’t have been a ban in the first place:
https://twitter.com/wendyat432/status/1286219325418897412?s=19
People were happy!
https://twitter.com/SalmanMSoomar/status/1286169411901100033?s=19
Yes!
https://twitter.com/nazia002/status/1286171944472190976?s=19
Haha, a lot of dads are not going to be happy:
My dad and @MuradSabeen wont be happy about the pubg news.
— Alta (@AltamashMurad) July 23, 2020
Some still believe that Tiktok should be banned:
TicTok should be banned it’s of no use whatsoever. YouTube is a good resource for learning and problem solving. PUBG is a menace and converting children in to zombies 🧟♂️
— Kunwar Moeez Khan (@KunwarMoeez) July 23, 2020
Some had given up altogether:
Poori dunya main zaleel karao, baisti ho tou unblock karo ya kaidi journalist ko reha kardo @ authorities run by boomers in Pakistan https://t.co/oEUSbJmwtU
— Safia (@_safiamahmood) July 23, 2020
Are you excited for the ban to be lifted? Let us know in the comments below!