PM Imran Khan tells Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobia on Facebook
October 26, 2020 - In a letter to the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg on October 25, the Prime Minister...
Hija Kamran writes about digital rights and internet governance from a feminist perspective. She tweets at @hijakamran
October 26, 2020 - In a letter to the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg on October 25, the Prime Minister...
October 12, 2020 - In response to the ban on TikTok imposed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in the...
October 9, 2020 - The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued instructions to internet and mobile service providers to block...
September 26, 2020 - On September 23rd, the hashtag #BanPTA started trending on Twitter in Pakistan, to highlight the constant...
Social media platforms have repeatedly been criticised for employing algorithms that favour certain kinds of content or certain groups of...
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