MyMFB
Social network service | |
Available in | English |
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Founded | Pakistan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Founder(s) | Omer Zaheer Meer[1] |
Key people | Azhar Siddique[2] |
Employees | 1 |
Registration | Required |
Launched | May 2010 |
Current status | Active |
MyMFB (previously MillatFacebook) was a
History
On May 19, 2010, Lahore High Court banned Facebook from being accessed in Pakistan, after a user of the website created a page for Everybody Draw Mohammed Day, and Facebook did not remove the page despite complaints from users.[3] The site attracted over 4,300 users, most of them Pakistani, in the first few days. This number was expected to grow further because of Pakistani Facebook users being unable to access Facebook as a result of the national ban on the site.[4] On 30 May 2010, however, a Pakistani court ruled that the Pakistani government should restore access to Facebook.[5]
The Urdu word "Millat" is used by Muslims to refer to their nation.[6]
MyMFB has criticized Facebook for ignoring complaints from Muslim users, who MyMFB says provide almost 50% of Facebook's revenue.
On 1 January 2013, The Express Tribune reported that the site had elicited funding requests to pay its server bills and may close down.[9][10] The site later rebranded itself as MyMFB.
Development
The web site describes itself as helping users to "connect and share with more than 1.57 billion Muslims and sweet people from other Religions."[11] The site aims to become "the largest Muslim social networking website."[6]
While additional features are under the works to make it similar to those of Facebook, it currently offers such similar features as a "Wall" and the ability to connect to "Friends."[4]
The person involved in created the site was Azhar Siddique, an advocate.
Reception
The
References
- ^ "Pakistan launches Facebook for the faithful". 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ a b "Team » MyMFB.com — Social Networking Place for Every One". MyMFB.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ Dogar, Babar (19 May 2010), "Pakistani court orders gov't to block Facebook" Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press (Lahore). Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Pakistanis Launch Muslim Facebook Called Millat Facebook". Techie-buzz.com. 2010-05-28. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ Hussain, Waqar (May 30, 2010). "Pakistan court orders Facebook access restored". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Hussain, Waqar (2010-05-27). "AFP: Pakistanis create rival Muslim Facebook". Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ "Sci-Tech | Pakistanis create rival Muslim Facebook". Dawn. Pakistan. 2010-05-28. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ "Pakistan launches Facebook for the faithful". Rnw.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Edwards, Jim. "Pakistan's Muslim Alternative To 'Blasphemer' Facebook Is Failing". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2014-04-28. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ Tanveer, Rana. "After two years, Millat Facebook is on the verge of collapse". The Express Tribune News Network. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. 2010-05-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Shamsie, Kamila (26 May 2010). "Pakistan's antisocial networking: To oppose the Facebook ban in Pakistan is to be accused of blasphemy by the rabble-rousing right". The Observer. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ "Millat Facebook review: thumbs down". The Express Tribune. 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
External links
- Millat Facebook
- Chikermane, Gautam. "Islam has a branding problem: Millatfacebook CEO." Hindustan Times. Sunday 13 June 2010. -- Interview with MillatFacebook's founder.
- Netherlands, Radio. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121016190424/http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/pakistan-launches-facebook-faithful Pakistan launches Facebook for the faithful, Published on : 28 May 2010 - 2:28pm | By Marijke Peters