Google launches new features to aid Pakistan’s anti-virus response
Netflix cuts traffic on local telecom networks by 25pc while maintaining quality.
Ramsha Jahangir
Call for access to quality, affordable internet amid Covid-19 outbreak
Rights groups ask govt to bridge digital divide.
Govt launches virus information service on WhatsApp
Facebook starts news hub for Pakistan.
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Internet use sees sharp spike
Pakistan’s installed bandwidth capacity is almost three terabits per second and loading capacity is at 2Tbps.
Govt starts cell phone tracking to alert people at virus risk
Rights activists wonder where the data will be stored.
EhtiyatCorona: Pakistan’s digital influencers fight virus misinformation
Amid viral falsehoods, some 200 influencers working to keep the public well-informed.
Viral message on pesticide spray at midnight fake, says ISPR
The same message had circulated in other countries too, with the Kuwaiti and Egyptian armies also denying its validity.
Government to set up media wing to lead digital diplomacy
The 23-member team will work to promote govt initiatives online, manage content for ministries.
Fact check: Indian news outlets duped by fake Twitter account of Pakistan's health ministry
The account has been regularly posting false updates about the coronavirus situation in Pakistan.
Over 81,000 posts vacant in federal govt
A total of 663,234 jobs are sanctioned against which 581,755 people are working.
Virus closures make classes go digital in Pakistan
Online education has potential to change learning.
Pakistan ranked least internet inclusive country in South Asia: report
Inclusive Internet Index ranks countries on availability, affordability and people's readiness to use the web.
Implementation of online rules suspended, says PTA
“Any consultation is merely token to deflect criticism and not a genuine exercise to seek input,” say rights groups.
340 Pakistanis stranded in Iran return home
Government to allow citizens to return in batches after screening for coronavirus.
GNI identifies risks to privacy, freedom of expression in social media rules
Welcomes govt decision to hold broad-based consultation.
Govt remains befuddled over how to deal with online harm
Uncertainty persists because officials maintain new rules were “approved” by cabinet on Jan 28, but not notified.
Regulations to make operations ‘extremely difficult’: tech firms
Ask govt to consider negative impact of new rules on Pakistan’s economy.
AIC warns social media rules will make digital operations 'extremely difficult' in letter to PM Imran
Sudden announcement of rules belies government’s claims that it is open for business and investment, says AIC.