YouTube, the largest video streaming platform in the world, is inaccessible on many ISPs in Pakistan.
According to NetBlocks, an organization that tracks network disruptions and shutdowns, said that metrics corroborate reports of a new disruption to YouTube in Pakistan.
“The incident comes as former PM Imran Khan appears on screen to live stream a speech on the platform, following a pattern observed in August #PeshawarJalsa,” it said in a tweet on Tuesday evening.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) tweeted, “the @YouTube ban in Pakistan won’t block us or Imran Khan.”
Currently, #YouTubeDOWN is top trend on Twitter in Pakistan.
people have been blaming the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for allegedly blocking the YouTube in the country.
Others found humor in it.
This is not the first time NetBlock has reported YouTube disruption in recent times.
On August 21, the group reported the disruption of YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan.
