Government Disables Failed Social Media Firewall After Technical Issues and Economic Losses

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A major development has emerged regarding the firewall installed in Pakistan to control social media. According to official sources, the government has permanently shut down the firewall ahead of the 5G spectrum auction. Sources state that the firewall was installed in 2024 to monitor and regulate social media. However, due to technical issues, it failed to fully integrate with the telecom infrastructure. As a result, the project was declared unsuccessful after it did not achieve the desired outcomes. Officials said the failure of the project caused losses worth billions of…

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