Facebook Under Fire for Blocking Pages in Pakistan: Google unseats Microsoft as the US browser

Facebook Under Fire for Blocking Pages in Pakistan

By DECLAN WALSH and SALMAN MASOOD

Facebook drew sharp criticism from free-speech activists after it blocked users from accessing several left-wing political pages as well as the pages of a rock band known for speaking out against the Taliban.

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