Censorship is increasing again in Pakistan. Media outlets are reporting that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned Wikipedia for hosting “sacrilegious” content that it deems to be “blasphemous.” In previous years, the PTA has blocked social media entities like Facebook and YouTube for similar reasons. Pakistan’s war on knowledge is a personal one for…… Continue reading The Politics of “Blasphemy” – Pakistan Blocks Wikipedia Over “Sacrilegious” Content