social media regulation

Punjab Cyber Patrolling Cell Targets Sectarian Hate Ahead of Muharram

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐

3 min read

In a major step to curb sectarian tensions during Muharram, the Home Department has launched the province’s first-ever Punjab Cyber Patrolling Cell, a 24/7 unit…

Indian Academic Arrested Over Facebook Post On Pak India War

Explained: Why Indian Historian Ali Khan Mahmudabad was Arrested for a Social Media Post on Pakistan

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐

2 min read

NEW DELHI: Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political science lecturer at Ashoka University, was arrested over a Facebook post on the Pak-India war, sparking debate about…

AIC Raises Concerns Over Pakistan’s New Cybercrime Law

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐

2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has raised serious concerns over the passage of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act (PECA), 2025 without meaningful…

Govt publishes controversial social media rules featuring Rs500m fines and 24hr content removal notices

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐

7 min read

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has just published the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight, and Safeguards), Rules 2020…

PTA to officially start banning content that violates ‘decency and morality’

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Upon the consultation of concerned stakeholders, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOITT) has drafted a new series of rules that bound service providers…