Here’s how the rules to govern social media came to be – A timeline by DRM
Digital Rights Monitor compiles a detailed timeline of the key developments in the process of the invocation of the rules...
Hija Kamran writes about digital rights and internet governance from a feminist perspective. She tweets at @hijakamran
Digital Rights Monitor compiles a detailed timeline of the key developments in the process of the invocation of the rules...
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...
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