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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently revealed that he had once faced the possibility of a death sentence in Pakistan over allegations of blasphemy. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Podcast, Zuckerberg addressed the legal challenges Meta has encountered in Pakistan due to a lawsuit linked to allegedly blasphemous content on Facebook.
Reports indicate that the lawsuit accuses Facebook of hosting material that contravenes Pakistan’s strict blasphemy laws, which carry severe punishments for content deemed offensive to religious beliefs. Zuckerberg spoke about the issue while explaining Meta’s ongoing effort to balance free speech with adherence to local laws and cultural sensitivities.
“There are laws in different countries that we disagree with. For instance, at one point, someone attempted to have me sentenced to death in Pakistan because a user on Facebook had posted a drawing of Prophet Mohammed. This was considered blasphemous in their culture, leading to a lawsuit and criminal proceedings against me,” he explained.
‘No plans to visit Pakistan’
He added that he had not closely followed the case, stating, “I’m not entirely sure what happened with it, as I have no plans to visit Pakistan, so it wasn’t something I was too concerned about.”
Zuckerberg also discussed the growing regulatory pressures on technology firms worldwide….
