Topic: Pakistan
Pakistan’s increasing control over internet access and digital expression poses significant threats to free speech and privacy. The government has implemented measures such as blocking major VPNs, enforcing geofencing to track dissenters, and censoring platforms like YouTube and X, all while pushing for biometric digital ID systems that compromise user data security. These actions highlight the urgent need to defend individual liberties against state-sponsored censorship and surveillance.
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Pakistan Blocks Major VPNs Under New Licensing Rules, Expanding State Control Over Internet Access
A new digital curtain descends as Pakistan turns encrypted privacy into a licensed privilege.
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VPNs Keep the Lights On in a Darkening Web
VPNs have become the last untrimmed edges of an internet now landscaped for control, the hidden paths through a garden…
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Pakistan Data Breach Exposes Risks of Biometric Digital ID Systems
The government keeps collecting what it can’t protect.
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Pakistan Moves to Block Dissenting Voices on YouTube
With television neutered and print silenced, the algorithm is the last battleground for Pakistan’s political narrative.
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Pakistan Uses Geofencing to Track, Disable Digital IDs of Protesters
A single protest can now cost you your identity, your mobility, and your access to the state.
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India and Pakistan Escalate Online Censorship Amid Rising Tensions, Targeting Journalists and Media
Online censorship becomes the second front as governments weaponize digital platforms to shape the narrative.
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Chaos in Pakistan as Internet Blackouts Are Used To Suppress Protests
Internet blackouts raise concerns about censorship and daily disruptions amid Pakistan’s escalating political crisis.
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Pakistan National Arrested For False News Article, Accused of Triggering UK Riots
Arrested for fake news.
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World Bank Advisor Praises Pakistan’s Digital ID Push
Pakistan’s digital ID and payments system sparks concerns over privacy and potential mass surveillance.
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Pakistan’s Blockade of X Enters Its Fourth Week
X is being blocked as a way to suppress protests.
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X Faces Government Censorship Orders in Pakistan and India
X could ultimately be blocked in the two countries if it refuses to censor.
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YouTube to Tip The Scales Towards Boosting “Credible” News Sources in Shorts
Boosting legacy media.