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February 4, 2025The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has expressed deep “concerns” over the recently passed “Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025”. A tech industry body made up of companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Cloudfare among others, the AIC claimed that the amendments “would have a significant impact on people’s digital rights and freedoms, as well as far-reaching implications for Pakistan’s digital economy”, and called upon the Government of Pakistan to:
“…pause the legislative process and initiate a genuine, transparent, inclusive, and comprehensive public consultation process with stakeholders, including industry, civil society, and the public, to ensure the amendments are in line with established human rights norms on privacy and freedom of expression and does not stifle economic growth and innovation.”
The statement by the AIC can be found here, in PDF format: https://aicasia.org/download/1187/
