First it was PUBG, then Bigo, people were thinking Tiktok would be the next app to be banned, but Supreme Court just hinted that the next app to be banned might be YouTube:
Furious at the hinting, netizens have taken it to all social media platforms to express their anger:
https://twitter.com/marsieryspamsXD/status/1285865074301829120?s=19
People wanted the judges to revisit what was said last time:
The honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan should consider what Senator Aitezaz Ahsan had said about the YouTube ban in Pakistan in 2012: “Banning YouTube for a few objectionable videos is akin to burning an entire library because of a few books there one doesn’t like”. #YouTubeban
— Usama Khilji (@UsamaKhilji) July 22, 2020
Musician Mustafa Zahid took to Twitter concerned at the ban:
It’s a ridiculous idea to ban YouTube in a country that has no music labels, no prominent music channels and absolutely no platform for youngsters to showcase their talent. #YouTubeban
— Mustafa Zahid (@Mustafology) July 22, 2020
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https://twitter.com/abubakarSays_/status/1285865527836061696?s=19
People were feeling no different than being in North Korea:
https://twitter.com/mein_ahmed/status/1285862720324149250?s=19
Many were advocating how useful and essential YouTube is to learning:
Why pakistan is heading towards freedom-less days? The specific channels with inappropriate content should be banned rather than whole app. Other than that specific content, no doubt youtube is a big platform of learning for many students. #YouTubeban pic.twitter.com/7OObnhXVSg
— Mahnoor🌻 (@MAHNOORQASRANI) July 22, 2020
People were done!
Ban these shitty Judges & Retired
Generals at PTA who don't understand technology. Youtube ban in the past has hurted Pakistan's digital space so badly that we're still recovering. Let this new generation flourish. & keep your bullshit ideas to your brains@ZakaWaqar#YouTubeban pic.twitter.com/moWLPlBOCI— Anti Militarism (@AntiMilitarism_) July 22, 2020
People were really angry:
https://twitter.com/meremadadkro/status/1285874210427019264?s=19
Many were concerned about hundreds of people losing their means of earning:
Dear PTA and SC think before you do. There are thousands of YouTubers in Pakistan who earn through YouTube. Are you going to make them jobless just because of some idiots? You should ban or arrest them instead of banning the whole platform #YouTubeban pic.twitter.com/EThH4xwqQx
— Shaani (@_simpli_shani) July 22, 2020
People had completely lost hope:
https://twitter.com/arcturut/status/1285859304617250816?s=19
Aur kya!
The government and these so called 'institutions' should ban the Internet altogether instead of banning apps and games one by one. This is getting intolerable and making a mockery of Pakistan – #YouTubeBan
— Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat) July 22, 2020
People wanted to know where the #DigitalPakistan promise was heading?
https://twitter.com/Mustafa_Memon5/status/1285865139971846146?s=19
Exactly!
https://twitter.com/lumusrupin/status/1285878305783197697?s=19
Waqayi?
https://twitter.com/BahiSays/status/1285885867542839297?s=19
There were memes:
Supreme Court in Pakistan as a meme.#YouTubeban pic.twitter.com/v59ZRlAjmj
— Rao Daniyal (@daniyalrajputt) July 22, 2020
Ducky Bhai thought this was a good time to put forward his resume:
Any strip club wanna hire me after #YouTubeban ? I do have some mujra experience tho.
— Ducky Bhai (@duckybhai) July 22, 2020
And while it was just a hint, there have been reports of PTA responding to the situation:
https://twitter.com/lalatweets_/status/1285907650035822592?s=19
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