Monetising hate The role of social media in amplifying untruths is disturbing. Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:49am
Online freedoms THE world is abuzz with the leaps artificial intelligence has made in the past couple of years. While citizens are... Published 14 Oct, 2023 07:36am
Checking Pemra If we impose blanket bans, there won’t be room for discourse. Published 01 May, 2023 07:29am
New law, new hope Passage of Harassment of Women at Workplace (Amendment) Bill is a welcome and historic development. Updated 20 Jan, 2022 07:53am
Unbridled paranoia The state of privacy in Pakistan is already dismal. Published 12 Nov, 2020 07:30am
The ‘honour’ in murder Qandeel asserted her independence. For that, she was seen as someone who deserved to be killed. Published 13 Sep, 2020 06:51am
Online speech A new board created by Facebook will tackle content moderation. Published 11 May, 2020 05:16am
NON-FICTION: YET ANOTHER WAY TO DISCRIMINATE As freedom of speech and other cyber rights become issues of growing concern, it is important to recognise that Published 02 Jul, 2017 06:58am
Naila Rind killed herself because Pakistan's cybercrime laws failed her A lecturer in Jamshoro was blackmailing Naila with her photos and videos for three months — she had no where to go. Updated 10 Dec, 2017 04:11pm
Silencing Kashmir: The two faces of Facebook While Facebook has been touting a policy of freedom of speech, it doesn’t always put its money where its mouth is. Published 21 Jul, 2016 04:31pm
A 7-step guide for Pakistani victims of hacking and blackmail If mobility and other restrictions weren’t enough, online space too, is becoming a forbidden entity for Pakistani women. Updated 02 May, 2017 12:16am
Laal's Facebook page being unblocked is not the big win we think it is The unblocking of Laal was a minor battle won in a war we are losing against state censorship. Updated 13 Jun, 2014 05:00pm