Pakistan PM Imran Khan demands ban on Islamophobic content on Facebook

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has written to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, demanding a ban on Islamophobic content on its platform. The PM said that such posts disturb communal harmony and increase radicalisation amongst Muslims.

The letter was shared by Pakistan government's official twitter account in which khan expressed concern over growing Islamophobia. He said that encouraging extremism and violence across the world through the social media platforms are backed by growing hatred against Islam.

"I would ask you to place a similar ban on Islamophobia and hate against Islam for Facebook that you have put in place for the Holocaust," Khan said.

"One cannot send a message that while hate messages against some are unacceptable, these are acceptable against others," Khan said, adding that this was "reflective of prejudice and bias that will encourage further radicalisation".

The Prime Minister, in his letter, also made reference to France where Islam is considered in proportion with terrorism.

Facebook hasn't replied to Khan's letter yet.

Khan's letter came after French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to a French History teacher who was beheaded by an Islamist radical.

Meanwhile, earlier, this month, Facebook revised how it approaches Holocaust denial content on its social network. It said that it will now update its hate speech policy to “prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.”