The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has disclosed data on blocked social media content from January 2021 to June 2024, illustrating its varied success across different categories. The least effective blocking occurred in the category of defamatory or impersonation content, with only 55.26% (7,353 out of 13,305) URLs blocked. 

 

Overall, PTA handled 363,111 URLs, successfully blocking 307,610 URLs, resulting in an 84.72% overall success rate. Content related to contempt of court showed a 60.32% blocking success, and URLs against Pakistan’s security and defense saw a 73% success rate. For miscellaneous content, the PTA blocked 82.02% of URLs. 

 

Content against the glory of Islam and sectarian hate speech were blocked at 81.45% and 83.41%, respectively. The highest blocking rate, 96.46%, was in the category of decency and morality, with 152,646 out of 158,054 URLs blocked. Additionally, all 51 proxy-related URLs were successfully blocked, indicating a 100% success rate.