Arattai App Becomes India’s Booming Alternative to WhatsApp

By Muhammad Haaris ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Arattai, the India-made messaging app developed by Zoho Corporation, is experiencing an unprecedented spike in growth. In the past few days, the platform has seen…

YouTube Introduces AI-Driven Age Verification System

By Areeba Ahmed ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

YouTube is introducing a new AI age verification system to estimate the age of users to detect if they have fabricated their birthdays, as age…

TikTok Rolls Out New Parental Control Features

By Areeba Ahmed ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok is now rolling out several new features, including enhanced parental controls, creator tools, and a new interactive wellbeing feature, to provide a safer and…

Is Pakistan Considering Putting An Age Limit to Social Media Access?

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Caretaker Federal IT Minister Dr. Umar Saif announced that the Ministry of IT and Telecom has proposed a minimum age limit policy for social media…

PTA Blocks 105,296 Blasphemous Links on Websites and Social Apps

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 105,296 URLs containing blasphemous content across websites, apps, and social media platforms. This was revealed to the National…

Pakistani Social Media Accounts Blocked in India Again After Brief Restoration

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistani accounts blocked in India have once again sparked debate, after being briefly visible before digital restrictions were swiftly reimposed. Indian authorities blamed a “technical…

What Are Pakistanis Watching on Netflix in June 2025, And Should You?

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 13 min read

For Netflix users in Pakistan, June 2025 has been an exciting month. A glance at what most Pakistani Netflix users are watching reveals a fascinating…

NCERT Issues New Advisory on Responsible Social Media Use in Pakistan

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has released a comprehensive advisory titled Safe, Diligent, and Responsible Usage of Social Media, addressing the escalating risks…

TikTok Rolls Out New Feed Personalization Tools

By Sufyan Sohail ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok has announced a significant update to its platform. By introducing a suite of new personalization and protection tools designed to give users even greater…

Reddit Rolls Out New Privacy Feature for User Profiles

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Reddit has launched a new update designed to give users greater control over the visibility of their content. Through a newly added “Content and Activity”…

National CERT Dictate Parents on Safe Use of Social Media for Children

By Sufyan Sohail ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT), has issued guidelines to help parents train their children to participate in the digital world in a safe,…

Senate Panel Grills PTA on Online Anti-State Propaganda

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology reviewed the issue of social media content blocking in Pakistan during a recent meeting, raising concerns over…

New WhatsApp Username PIN Feature To Curb Unwanted Messages

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp is in the process of creating a new feature that is designed to reduce the number of unsolicited messages by implementing a username and…

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