Pakistan's government has no right to take away Facebook from its citizens.After the recent problems in China with Google, I would think that Pakistan would learn that blocking off certain internet sources, is not the way to go. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Pakistan ordered that Facebook be shut down, over a dispute on Muhammad pages. Just like the situation with China, I don’t think Pakistan has any right to ban Facebook. As citizens of Pakistan, they should have the right to speak, write, and express their feelings freely, as long as their comments are not critically harming anyone else. The information section of the Facebook page states " They can't take away our right to freedom of speech, by trying to scare us into silence." It is not right for a country to take away citizens freedom, and the Pakistan citizens won’t back down. If Pakistan takes away the freedom to use Facebook, it is unimaginable the other things that Pakistan could take away from citizens. Although Facebook is not a nessaity, and the citizens of Pakistan could live without it, the concept of the issue seems to be the biggest problem. If Pakistan can take away one website because of one group, then what happens if they get too powerful, and take away even more?
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