WhatsApp has retained its status as an end-to-end encrypted platform. Paradoxically, it isn’t entirely private
New legislation threatens digital media freedoms
A Lahore High Court judgment sheds light on available privacy rights for citizens and their importance in preserving fundamental rights
Instead of a law focusing on protecting online rights, the PECA relied on criminalisation of free speech and wide powers of content regulation
The criminalisation of defamation under PECA was already particularly wide in its scope as it does not contain the provisos found in the PPC...
The digital legal landscape in Pakistan was in increasing flux as regulatory tensions from the preceding year spilled into 2021
Instead of tackling the urgent issues it is weighed down by, Facebook has chosen to sidestep responsibility under the garb of ‘innovation’...
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were inaccessible for hours. A look at what happened, and why the problem is bigger than a social media platform
Statements by the government expressing outrage are understandable, however, these have centred on targetting by India rather than speaking to the...
While all major social media companies are being applauded for banning Trump, the timing is curious and speaks to the capacity of these platforms to...
Increasing surveillance capacities and a litany of state and legal interventions, and the potential of collective action in 2020
The recent PEMRA and PTA bans aim to exercise control over free speech, not just speech strictly considered ‘political’, but any expression that...
Maulana Tariq Jamil’s anti-women remarks are offensive because they trivialise the very real violence on women’s bodies during the coronavirus...
Zoombombing reveals more than design flaws in an app. It highlights the fundamental tension between privately-owned technology and the welfare of...
Corona-related Facebook posts temporarily flagged as ‘spam’, text messages about having been around the corona-positive move at an accelerated...
The process of mobilising requires not just convincing but also listening and absorbing
Trolling takes on a sinister character when employed against social movements that call truth to power
With Punjab committing to adopt the Zainab Alert Bill, a well-thought-out mechanism for coordination between the federal and provincial stakeholders...
The modern fight for civil liberties is slowly shifting to online spaces
This year, Pakistan was at the forefront of seeking restrictions making for 31 percent of the global share, Facebook transparency report reveals
