Now that the facebook ban is finally over....

Posted by Ahmed Mustafa , Tuesday, June 1, 2010 3:25 PM

So im the sort of person who would rather wait and comment, rather than immediately post a current topic just to increase my blog rankings...and now that the ban is over, i thought id share my views on the issue.

i pissed off loads of my friends when i said i was against the ban. Its not that i love my prophet (pbuh) any less, i just dont think banning fb would really make a significant difference. Fb knows that a government enforced ban will never hold the weight that a people enforced ban would have held. The pakistani government keeps doing everything wrong without the people will and this was just another one of their knee jerk reactions as well.
Who knows, it just might have been zardari pullng strings to get his 'ullu ka patha' fan page removed...

When supporting bans on popular social networking sites such as facebook, people need to understand that there are whole economies attached to these sites. Non governmental organizations and movments use fb to improve effeciency of communication and goal alignment. Corporates use it as a mode of advertising their products that improve customer lives.

everything in life comes with pros and cons...its up to us to think before we react. As for the people who say that they supported the ban, id like to see them voluntarily close their fb accounts in protest...phir mein maaanun ga!

5 Response to "Now that the facebook ban is finally over...."

Kanwalful Says:

"So im the sort of person who would rather wait and comment, rather than immediately post a current topic just to increase my blog rankings...and now that the ban is over, i thought id share my views on the issue."

Haha. So you're saying people who post on current issues only do it to increase blog rankings? I'm offended!

June 1, 2010 at 10:21 PM
YSB Says:

I agree. Except with the part on improving customer's lives. i think its one's own prerogative ... and its one hell of an outlet if you want to lash out about Israel's amazing act. i guess at the end of the day... but it serves as a lollipop too sometimes. i think i'm confused abotu the pros and cons.

June 2, 2010 at 7:32 AM
Nabeel Says:

A few people did close their accounts..but that doesn't prove that their actions were right.

June 2, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Muhammad Waqar Says:

i guess Social Networking sites such as FB are excellent medium to channelize everyday feeling of particular group, sect whether it be muslim or else.
I don't know ban in Pakistan wether it served the purpose or not or some government motive was behind it but one thing for sure that we made this statement of how the vast majority of Pakistan and other muslims feel about this issue.

It doesnot mean it put a full stop to such pages but atleast did something to counter such sensitive issue in future.

June 9, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Anonymous Says:

waqar sahab,vast majority of Pakistan? the vast majority of Pakistan is unaware of the very existence of Facebook! And no other Muslim-majority country (apart from Bangladesh, which followed our lead weeks later) had such a knee-jerk response...now are we going to claim that Pakistanis are the only true Muslims left in the world? SERIOUSLY? That must explain the corruption and sectarian violence...

June 14, 2010 at 9:49 PM

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