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Facebook takes down 31 pages spreading false propaganda against Polio vaccine
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On the request of Government of Pakistan, Facebook has blocked 31 pages which were circulating false information against the polio vaccine. Prime Minister’s Focal Person…
Twitter sends notice to President Arif Alvi for posting in support of Kashmiris
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The unfairness of social media giants continues. Just after banning accounts of Pakistanis speaking in favour of Kashmiris during the course of past couple of…
PTA adds Rs. 5 billion to national treasury by registering 44 million mobile phones
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In its effort to curb stolen and smuggled mobile phone, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the top regulator of the country working under the Ministry…
Pakistanis react on Twitter over the suspension of social media accounts posting in support of Kashmir
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Social media giants mainly Twitter and Facebook are reportedly biased in their approach when Pakistanis raise their voices in support of Kashmiris and human rights…
Instagram bans ad partner for secretly collecting user data
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The photo-centric social media platform — Instagram has just kicked out a marketing startup from its platform after determining it improperly collected user data. Instagram…
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are experiencing global service outages again
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It seems like Facebook’s servers are still mal-functioning as the aftershocks of global outages last month that disturbed the social media giant largely, are being…
Petition to ban TikTok in Pakistan filed in Lahore High Court
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TikTok has a new legal headache in Pakistan too. Advocate Nadeem Sarwar based in Lahore has recently filed a petition in Lahore High Court (LHC)…
Facebook warns investors that it may never launch its cryptocurrency Libra
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The world’s largest source of connecting people, Facebook has just warned investors in its recently announced quarterly report that it has planned to launch digital…
Chairperson Senate committee on IT calls for action against misuse of social media
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator and Chairperson Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom, Rubina Khalid has recently called for action to prevent the…
Committee formed to revise laws to tackle fake news on social media: Senate panel
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Social media has become increasingly popular all across the world as it has made the interaction between people a lot easier. But the ease by…
Twitter uncooperative with Pakistani govt on illegal content removal: report
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An official government document states that the management of Twitter is not cooperating with the Pakistani government in the removal of illegal content on their…
Senate committee summons PTA & FIA over offensive content on social media
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The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Technology has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and every other relevant departments…
Wikipedia founder calls for a two-day strike against social media giants over privacy abuses
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One of the co-founders of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger has recently called for a strike against social media giants for two days to protest against ‘serious…
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