PAKISTAN: Twitter no longer a space for discourse
Introduction Shahzadi Rai has lived in Karachi most of her life and is a trans rights activist working in various...
Amel Ghani is a Program Manager at Media Matters for Democracy and leads special initiatives on media development, digital rights, privacy online and Media and Information Literacy (MIL).
Introduction Shahzadi Rai has lived in Karachi most of her life and is a trans rights activist working in various...
If social networks abandon Pakistan in response to the government's content regulation, digital marketers and content creators worry it'll devastate...
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) heard the writ petition filed against the banning of TikTok, that was clubbed with a...
October 8, 2020 - During its 45th session, this year, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) adopted a resolution on...
September 21, 2020 - Managing Editor of the digital publication Naya Daur Ailia Zehra, filed a formal complaint with the...
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