The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has written to YouTube, requesting that Islamic scholar Dr. Israr Ahmed’s channel be restored.
PTA officials claim that they have addressed a letter to YouTube’s administration requesting that the video-sharing company unlock Dr. Israr Ahmed’s YouTube channel.
The unilateral removal of Dr. Israr Ahmed’s channels, a notable Muslim scholar, raises questions about the arbitrary limits of online freedom, according to official sources.
Videos of Dr. Israr Ahmed discussing Islamist discourse, including Quranic teachings and lectures on the implementation of the Islamic system in the social and cultural fields, were available on the closed YouTube channel.
According to authorities, such videos are exclusively made for the aim of educating viewers.
According to the PTA’s letter, Dr. Israr Ahmed is a well-known Muslim scholar whose lectures are for educational purposes only and cannot be considered hate speech.
YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing platform, has shut down the official online channel of Islamic scholar Dr. Israr Ahmed following claims of anti-Semitic remarks.
However, fans of Dr. Israr Ahmed, an Islamic scholar, expressed displeasure with the project, claiming that he was a brilliant Muslim scholar who never promoted violence and wanted his followers to gain an education and learn modern technology.
Dr. Israr Ahmed’s YouTube channel has approximately three million subscribers, and his lectures were well-received.
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