Pakistan: Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Death Penalty But Facebook Likely To Be Shut Down

TG Daily reports that Mark Zuckerberg has just dodged the death penalty in Pakistan after a blasphemy case had been silently dropped by the Pakistani courts.

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By Christopher Hudson | May 26, 2011

Facebook had come under heavy criticism for its lackluster approach to privacy. While most tech pundits were certain that this would be the eventual demise of Facebook, a new turn of events show that the social network has managed to create waves in many other ways, seeing as the Facebook users and their content it technically the responsibility and property of Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg out of danger but Facebook still unknown

TG Daily reports that Mark Zuckerberg has just dodged the death penalty in Pakistan after a blasphemy case had been silently dropped by the Pakistani courts.
Zuckerberg came under heavy fire when an American used Facebook for a 'Everybody Draw Mohammed!' competition. Pakistan had temporarily blocked access to the site but due to the absence of appropriate legislation the High Court ordered, the site was again accessible in Pakistan. Simultaneously,  the Deputy Attorney General took legal action and prosecuted Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code:

"Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine." - 295-C (Pakistan Penal Code).

While we are certain that even if the charges weren't dropped, the Pakistani court would not have been able to lay down the sentence as they would have had a tough time extraditing Zuckerberg from the US. Nevertheless as TG Daily reports, while "he's no longer under threat of the death penalty. Unfortunately, though, a Pakistani court has essentially ordered the government to police Facebook for 'objectionable' content, meaning there's a high chance the site will be shut down in the country."

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