PEMRA Issues Notice Announcing that Licensing Fees Will Now be Mandatory for Digital Content Creators

 

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued a notice announcing that a license fee will be charged from Youtubers across Pakistan.

The Youtube Licence has become mandatory.

The fee of the Youtube License is around 50 lacs for all digital content creators and incase your content deals with topics of current affairs the fee is around 1 crore.

Content creators around the globe practice the freedom of speech while in Pakistan things are not the same. The license fee will become a hurdle for a lot of creators.

“The driving force behind this policy is the recent wave of using social media to defame politicians.”

Pakistan has already missed out on a huge learning bracket back in 2012 when Youtube was banned in the country for three years.

At that point in time, vlogging had just begun and everyone on Youtube was an amateur. There was plenty of room for making mistakes and learning.

Once the ban was lifted after three years, Pakistani content creators had to compete in an international market that had already polished their skills.

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