December 18, 2024
Digital Rights Foundation has released its latest report, “Platforms At The Polls”, examining social media’s role during Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections. The report focuses on TikTok, […]
December 17, 2024
The government has conceded that it has been responsible for the continued throttling and shutdowns of the internet in Pakistan. Speaking on behalf of the government […]
December 17, 2024
More than 91 percent of Pakistan’s population now has access to cellular services, while all areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have telecom coverage, […]
December 17, 2024
Early last year, following Elon Musk’s takeover, X (formerly Twitter) introduced paid API access tiers, dealing a deathblow to its long-standing role as a uniquely valuable […]
December 16, 2024
The government has the technical capability to block VPNs but will not do so, the chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) claimed at an event. […]
December 16, 2024
The government of Pakistan has proposed the “Digital Nation Pakistan Bill, 2024”, to centralise the data of Pakistani citizens, into a unified “digital ID”, introducing the […]
December 16, 2024
DRF—in collaboration with the Center for Studies in Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE), 7amleh, WHAT TO FIX, The London Story Foundation, Citizens’ Association […]
December 15, 2024
The Pakistan government is pushing to have amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) tabled “as early as” this week (December 16-20), that would […]
December 14, 2024
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered cases against 150 individuals, including journalists and vloggers, “for their involvement in maligning security agencies over the Nov 26 […]