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Pakistan’s parliament passes bill with sweeping controls on social media

Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill with sweeping controls on social media that includes blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation.

Digital information world · 1d

Pakistan's New Social Media Law Grants Government Extensive Control, Raises Human Rights Concerns

New Pakistani law criminalizes disinformation, empowers executives to ban apps, sparking backlash over free speech concerns.

U.S. News & World Report · 3d

Pakistani Government Proposes Sweeping Controls on Social Media

Pakistan’s opposition said Thursday the government is seeking to further suppress freedom of speech a day after it proposed sweeping controls on social media that could include blocking platforms and

Jurist · 1d

Pakistan passes amendments to regulate social media and punish spread of false information

Pakistan's National Assembly passed an amendment to the 2016 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act on Thursday, giving the government the power to regulate social media usage in the country. The

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Pakistani court sentences 4 people to death for blasphemy

A Pakistani court has sentenced four people to death for blasphemy. Under the country’s blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty ...

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WhatsApp becomes the latest social media app blocked in Pakistan

Pakistan restricted yet another social media platform over the weekend ... To this day, Pakistanis still cannot access the ex-Twitter app without one of the best VPNs, together with Meta's ...

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Internet slowdown in Pakistan: Submarine cable fault persists

A fault in the submarine cable AAA-1, detected on January 2 near Qatar, has disrupted internet services across Pakistan. PTCL has diverted traffic through alternative routes and arranged additional ...

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Pakistan tops world in economic losses due to internet shutdowns

KARACHI: Pakistan leads the world in terms of financial losses suffered as a result of outages and shutdowns of internet and social media apps last year. Pakistan topped the charts with a ...

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