PAKISTAN: Telecom regulator proposes mandatory registration for OTT platforms
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has proposed a mandatory local registration for Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms in the country, according to...
Meta removes ban on word ‘shaheed’
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has ended its ban on the Arabic word “shaheed” or “martyr” in...
PAKISTAN: Telecom regulator’s mass surveillance system disclosed in court docs
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been running a mass surveillance system through telecom companies across the country, it has...
PAKISTAN: Telecom regulator’s responsibility to report ‘blasphemous’ content, TikTok says
TikTok says that it is the responsibility of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to report “blasphemous” content to the platform,...
AUSTRALIA: Meta may block news content from Facebook
Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is contemplating removing news content in Australia if forced to pay a licencing...
