Asad Baig is an Islamabad-based journalist. He is the founder and the executive director of Media Matters for Democracy and the editor of Digital Rights Monitor. He tweets at @asadbeyg”
Social media platforms may wield considerable influence in shaping public opinion and determining electoral results in Pakistan
The generative AI boom has brought to the fore many ethical considerations which policymakers need to take into account
Policy debates and solutions by the Global North to address rights challenges in the Global South lack nuance
Media sustainability is vitally connected to media and digital freedoms
In the wake of the government’s recent decision to crackdown upon the social media, one can determinedly ask: who led us on this collision course...
PEMRA’s rebuttal following criticism of a policy proposing applying a licensing fee on digital content reveals its limited understanding of...
While advances in technology have made lives easier, the increasing dependence on technology has raised new questions of privacy
A new law that gives government the mandate to determine truthfulness of news would mean entering into an era of ever increasing control
The recent takedowns of social media accounts expose flaws in Twitter’s regulatory algorithms
When it came to media, it seems that former ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, lacked prudence and invested in quick fixes -- a seemingly inoperable...