Trump sues Facebook, Twitter and Google claiming censorship
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump filed lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook, and Google as well as their chief executives, alleging they unlawfully silence conservative viewpoints. The lawsuits, filed in US District Court in Miami, alleged the California-based social media platforms
Press freedom
Press freedom in Pakistan have deteriorated in recent years as the media has faced constant attacks, threats, and intimidation while performing its journalistic duties. Yet, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry make the assertion that Pakistan was “probably one of the freest
Banning books
In a repressive move, Punjab has banned the sale and printing of 100 textbooks used in private schools for having “anti-Pakistan and anti-Islamic content”. These policies have created a new debate on the creeping state-imposed censorship in the country moving
Web Monitoring System and internet censorship
Pakistan has acquired the services of a controversial Canada-based company to help build a nationwide web monitoring system, creating apprehensions that more stringent censorship and erosion of civil liberties may be on the horizon. The company Sandvine is expected to
Stifling TV anchors’ opinions
PEMRA’s latest directive to bar TV anchors from offering their opinions during talk shows is just another move to impose curbs on the media and against freedom of expression. This will give impetus to concerns about rising state-sponsored censorship. Many