The government attempted to silence the public by imposing a social media lockdown after PTI chairman Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday, but this effort failed because the Pakistani awaam had a secret weapon up their sleeves: VPN!
The fact that Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are offline didn’t stop Pakistanis from having some online fun and creating some hilarious memes to brighten everyone’s day during this difficult time.
Following the arrest of PTI chairman Imran Khan, which led to widespread protests across the nation, the social media blackout was put into place. However, the attempt by the government to quell dissent has unintentionally led to a revolution in wit and humor among Pakistani internet users.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) appeared to have unintentionally released a secret weapon: VPNs, as mobile broadband services, were also suspended at the Interior Ministry’s request. These virtual private networks, made to get around firewalls by switching IP addresses, have saved Pakistani meme culture.
Social media users turned to VPNs as their go-to weapon as internet outages spread across the nation. With the aid of these technological marvels, Pakistani meme creators devised inventive ways to continue disseminating their hilarious works while mocking efforts by the government to silence them.
Twitter users took the initiative in the midst of the mayhem, dispensing a never-ending stream of jokes and memes to demonstrate that the spirit of laughter cannot be restrained. Indeed, long live VPNs!
Here are some amusing memes to summarize the predicament.
A few Twitter users criticized the government’s social media blackout by speculating as to how the Islamabad Police and a few politicians were still able to tweet.
Pakistanis have found an unexpected silver lining in the social media blackout as the demonstrations against Imran Khan’s arrest continue. They have made the government’s actions into a joke by using VPNs to get around the restrictions, displaying their fortitude in the face of difficulty.
Even though it’s unclear how social media will develop in Pakistan, one thing is certain: the awaam have demonstrated that despite how hopeless things may seem and how hard the government may try to silence us, they can’t take away our sense of humor and upbeat attitude. We take pride in who we are.
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