ISLAMABAD: In a nondescript, creeper-draped building in the capital of Islamabad, a small team of men is purging Pakistan’s Internet. Shadowy government officials are blocking thousands of pages deemed undesirable. But they are not fast enough. So the government is now testing Canadian software that can block millions of sites a second. The censorship helps […]
We have now completed a full year with the YouTube ban in place, forcing some to do without one of the most popular internet sites in the world, many others to resort to proxies of various kinds, putting up with the nuisances these ‘by-pass’ mechanisms cause. So, what has the ban, slapped on after an […]
In a YouTube-less Pakistan, where children and young women are punished for their freedom of expression while radical, militant societal elements are given prime time coverage A parent is told at a parent–teacher meeting that her daughter has been careless lately. When asked to describe and draw an eggplant in science class, she left the […]
This year’s theme for the World Press Freedom Day – May 3 – was ‘Safe to speak: Securing freedom of expression in all media’. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that freedom of expression is an essential ingredient if individuals are to be empowered and is also one of the building-blocks […]
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on Information Technology on Tuesday decided to form a three member committee to negotiate with the management of YouTube, in order to restore the website, after addressing the concerns of the nation. Senator Mohammad Idrees Khan Safi chaired the meeting of the committee, which was held at the Parliament Lodges. Director-General (DG) […]
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