Tag: Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act
Mis/disinformation in Pakistan’s media landscape
What is fake news? Is the state worried about social media? How is media transforming to keep up an information influx? Join Ramsha Jahangir, Nighat Dad and Matiullah Jan, with host Usama Khilji, as they discuss disinformation trends and narrative-building in Pakistan.
PECA’s Section 20 violates law, LHC told
The section on cyber defamation under the cybercrime law is unconstitutional and in violation of fundamental rights, counsels for actor-singer Meesha Shafi argued before the Lahore High Court on Wednesday.
AIC expresses alarm over ‘regressed’ social media rules
The AIC on Monday published a statement expressing its regret that the latest draft of the Government's social media rules retains its most problematic provisions even after consultations with relevant stakeholders.
Digital Rights Activists Alarmed At Pakistan’s Content Restriction Policy For Facebook
Pakistan sent the highest number of content censoring or removal requests to Facebook in the first half of 2019 according to Facebook’s transparency report released on May 12. The Facebook transparency report ...
