Rules passed in November set broad parameters for the country’s internet regulator to censor online content. Pakistan’s government says it will review the regulations that rights groups have decried as a draconian measure to limit freedom of speech and increase internet surveillance. Read more at Al...
On November 25, 2017, Twitter stated that the Pakistani government had "taken action to block Twitter service, as well as other social media services."
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On October 24, 2017, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced to the Standing Committee on Information Technology of the National Assembly that it was forming a high-level committee to monitor and block blasphemous content online, which will include representatives from the PTA, the...