Pakistan’s electronic media law hampers press freedom, claims world’s largest journalist federation
The PECA law amendments in January were opposed by Pakistan’s journalist unions and all civil rights groups and major opposition parties, who are calling some of its provisions draconian.
Rights groups say the ban of YouTube channels in Pakistan is an attack on press freedom
The current government in Pakistan has been accused of cracking down on all forms of dissent and political opposition in the country by misusing state institutions.
Houthis say YouTube’s ban on its channels in Yemen is part of West-imposed media blockade
Over a dozen YouTube channels with hundreds of thousands followers belonging to different groups in Houthi-run areas of Yemen were blocked on Monday. Ansar Allah called the ban arbitrary and an act of “intellectual terrorism
Activists condemn new social media regulations in Pakistan
Pakistan’s cabinet has approved the decision of bringing in a new set of rules to regulate social media and institute a regulatory body with sweeping powers.
Widespread protests mark passing of European ‘internet censorship’ law
The legislation includes two controversial clauses – the stipulation of an ‘upload filter’ to monitor the copyright, and a ‘link tax’ which requires the news aggregators to pay publishers for linking to their stories.
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