PM meets Facebook official, seeks mechanism to check misuse of social media

 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday underscored the need for putting in place a robust mechanism to effectively check misuse of social media in spreading fake news, violence and hate content.

Prime Minister Imran Khan stated this while talking to Simon Milner, Vice President of Public Policy, Facebook Singapore, who called on him at the PM Office.

Special Assistants to the Prime Minister Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Iftikhar Durrani and senior officials were present during the meeting.

The prime minister said Facebook, with its large number of subscribers, could play a significant role in checking negative attempts that threaten our society and social values.

Simon Milner briefed the prime minister about various initiatives being taken by Facebook to create online communities, reaching out to remote communities, facilitating access to health services, garnering community responses towards disaster management and checking the misuse of social media.

Prime Minister Khan appreciated Facebook’s existing global outreach and efforts for building online communities towards promoting social connectivity among peoples and communities across the world.

He also acknowledged the role of Facebook and social media towards raising awareness among the public on critical issues.

Prime Minister Imran Khan observed that there existed huge potential for the organization for developing online communities within Pakistan in the field of social services, especially in the promotion of community health services and raising health awareness campaigns in remote areas of the country.