{
  "id": 11252097,
  "title": "PTA tells IHC it cannot enforce social media age limits for minors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pta-tells-ihc-it-cannot-enforce-social-media-age-limits-for-minors",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:51:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1561171/pta-tells-ihc-it-cannot-enforce-social-media-age-limits-for-minors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has told the Islamabad High Court that it lacks legal authority to impose mandatory age verification for social media users under 16. Read More: IHC orders removal of PTA chief over ‘illegal’ appointment to office The authority submitted a detailed report in response to a petition seeking legislation and a […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "PTA says it lacks authority to impose mandatory age verification or restrict social media access for minors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pta-says-it-lacks-authority-to-impose-mandatory-age-verification-or",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:59:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}