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February 14, 2020

Digital firms ask govt to rethink rules for online regulation

Digital firms ask govt to rethink rules for online regulationKARACHI: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has regretted that the Pakistan government released its rules on regulating social media without consulting stakeholders and urged the authorities to reconsider its move. The AIC is an industry association

New rules framed only to regulate social media

New rules framed only to regulate social mediaISLAMABAD – The federal government has framed new rules to regulate social media in the country in order to mitigate its misuse in national interest. The government has made it clear that new rules have nothing to do with placing

PFUJ rejects attempt to regulate social media platforms

PFUJ rejects attempt to regulate social media platformsISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has rejected new sets of rules approved by the federal government to regulate social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even TikTok and termed it as an attempt to control freedom of

Government defends social media rules amid criticism

Government defends social media rules amid criticismISLAMABAD: As criticism continues to pour down on the government for approving a set of rules to regulate social media in the country, ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) officials defended the move, saying it’s meant to protect citizens from harmful content. “There