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Leaving social media alone

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The government realises control is beyond it By directing the Information Technology Ministry to take aboard stakeholders before implementing the social media rules recently approved by the federal Cabinet, Prime Minister Imran Khan reversed an earlier decision which had perhaps not been implementable at all, and which could have well led to another set of […]


PM wants all stakeholders on board over social media rules

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ISLAMABAD: Amid growing criticism of newly introduced “curbs” on social media, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take all stakeholders on board before implementing the new rules. Presiding over a meeting, the prime minister expressed the hope that all international social media and internet companies would continue to work in […]


PTI govt’s social media rules will ‘cripple’ digital economy

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ISLAMABAD: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has warned that the government’s new social media rules would “severely cripple” the growth of the Pakistan’s digital economy and make it “extremely difficult” for companies to provide their services to country’s users and businesses. In a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan dated February 15, the AIC — an association representing […]


AIC says social media restrictions will kill Pakistan’s digital growth

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Days after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to impose restrictions on social media, the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) urged the PM to retract the decision as this could “severely cripple the growth of Pakistan’s digital economy”.  AIC is an association that promotes the understanding and resolution of […]


PBC, SCBA express concern over social media regulation

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ISLAMABAD: The top bodies representing the legal fraternity expressed concern on Friday over reports that the government is weighing a set of proposals that seek to gag the media and curtail freedom of expression and digital rights of citizens online. Abid Saqi, the Pakistan Bar Council’s (PBC) vice chairman, and Syed Qalb-e-Hassan, the Supreme Court […]


Digital firms ask govt to rethink rules for online regulation

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KARACHI: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has regretted that the Pakistan government released its rules on regulating social media without consulting stakeholders and urged the authorities to reconsider its move. The AIC is an industry association that comprises leading internet and technology companies, namely Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, AirBnb, Apple, Booking.com, Expedia Group, Grab, LinkedIn, […]


New rules framed only to regulate social media

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ISLAMABAD – The federal government has framed new rules to regulate social media in the country in order to mitigate its misuse in national interest. The government has made it clear that new rules have nothing to do with placing any curb on social media . Yesterday talking to the media persons outside the Parliament, […]


Govt okays rules to regulate social media

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved a set of rules to regulate social media in the country, under which social media companies will be obliged to disclose any information or data to a designated investigation agency, when sought, and failure to abide by any of the provision will entail a fine of up to Rs500 […]


Social Media flooded with fake info regarding gas bills

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LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has urged consumers to discourage propaganda being done through social media with regard to alleged inflated bills. Spokesperson for SNGPL said here Tuesday what he called in the greater interest of the consumers, SNGPL made it clear that the consumers were being misled through messages on social media […]


President for responsible use of social media

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ISLAMABAD – Warning against serious consequences of fake news for world peace and stability, President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday underscored need for public awareness to ensure responsible and cautious use of social media as fake news always had a strong hidden agenda. Addressing an international conference on “Media and Conflict” here, the president said that apart from positive […]


FIA summons social media activist

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ISLAMABAD – FIA has summoned social media activist Gul Bukhari for her alleged defamatory remarks against national security institutions, judiciary and PTI government—a move that has triggered a social media storm. FIA in a statement issued on Tuesday said that its CTW has summoned Ms Bukhari who is recently based in UK asking her to clear her position within 30 […]


Social media can be dangerous if not regulated, says expert

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LARKANA: Social media can prove to be a dangerous phenomenon if it is not regulated with strong rules and regulations for the general good of society and people, according to a professor of mass communication. Prof Qasim Haider of the mass communication and history department in the International Islamic University Islamabad said this while delivering […]


Dar, Hammad face off on Twitter over handling of economy

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ISLAMABAD – Economic wizards of two main political parties PTI and PML-N, Hammad Azhar and Ishaq Dar, yesterday slugged it out on twitter, defending their economic policy. Discussion started when a senior journalist commented on a tweet of former spokesperson to the incumbent government on economy and energy issues, Farrukh Saleem. In his tweet, Saleem showed […]


Pakistani ad agency gets bashed on social media for plagiarising Indian ads

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A Pakistani ad agency was referred to as out on social media after it emerged that its marketing campaign for the upcoming Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) was copied from India’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Ad Mad Dude, a well-liked Pakistani Fb web page, is thought for taking aside ad campaigns. Ad Mad Dude shared a […]