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Daily Archives: September 17, 2020

TikTok blocks 93,000 Pakistani accounts on request of PTA

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As per the statement issued by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), talks are underway with the management of various platforms to block illegal and vulgar content on social media in Pakistan. The spokesperson revealed that 34 organizations have been given access to the online portal, while PTA is in touch with social media platforms. The […]


As ruling party fans spew online abuse, Pakistan’s female journalists call for government action

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On August 16, Ramsha Jahangir should have been celebrating a journalistic triumph, the release of a long, deeply reported cover story for the weekend magazine of Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper on the government’s social media strategy and image-building. Instead, she spent the day watching in horror as a torrent of abuse filled her social media feeds. Eventually, she went offline. […]