Secrecy shrouds social media regulation rules, even as they are reportedly in effect
Sections of the draft seen by DRM indicates ultra vires sections, going beyond the scope of Section 37 of PECA...
Sections of the draft seen by DRM indicates ultra vires sections, going beyond the scope of Section 37 of PECA...
Islamabad, 7th October 2020: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), an industry association of leading Internet and technology companies, has written...
Islamabad, 6 Oct 2020: Multiple media outlets are reporting that the ministry of IT has submitted new rules to the...
The white paper offers policy recommendations to build human rights protections in PECA 2016.
Originally published in Dawn on September 24, 2020 ISLAMABAD: Amid concerns in Pakistan and some other Asian countries over lack...
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