Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan

We are Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan. Researching ICTs and advancing Digital Freedoms. Providing support for your Digital Rights.

[Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan @InternetPolicyP]

This is the first of the many panels featuring at #IGF2019 where the drums are being beaten for multistakeholderism model of internet governance. The lack of representation from Global South is an issue that needs to be addressed for IGF to successful.

[Arzak Khan @arzakkhan]

@Anju_Mangal @A4A_Internet @PTAofficialpk @ObaidMalahat @waqas_isb I really look forward to joining you all, it is a very important discussion for Balochistan as we have the worst indicators for meaningful connectivity and ever widening digital gender gap.

[Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan @InternetPolicyP]

Join an excellent lineup of speakers on #China #BRI impacts on South Asia

[Arzak Khan @arzakkhan]

Powerful #data brokers sell #geolocation data to just about anyone. Anti state elements or repressive regimes could use that data to go after people they intend to target. #Digitalsecurity

[Arzak Khan @arzakkhan]

Arrived today! What effect do #robots, #algorithms, and online #platforms have on the world of work? Book by @_aloisi and @valeriodeste has the answers to modern challenges of #ArtificialIntelligence and #Algorithms

[Oliver Linow @OliverLinow]

#Turkey blocks the website of Deutsche Welle in all 32 languages and the access to the Turkish language service of the Voice of America. The blocking was monitored by @OpenObservatory and started yesterday at 18:30 UTC. Instead of the DW website, people are shown an info page.

[PTA @PTAofficialpk]

On the issue of India blocking official Twitter accounts of Pakistan embassies and of other notable figures in its country, PTA has taken up the matter with @Twitter.

[Arzak Khan @arzakkhan]

So many young people have no #internet or #electricity #access across #Balochistan
I was so delighted to see this #innovation where a motorcycle battery is used to power a #internet modem in #Buleda to access the internet. #DigitalDivide

[Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan @InternetPolicyP]

This might have deep impact on freedom of speech and expression online.

[PTA @PTAofficialpk]

Contrary to the claims, PTA has not implemented Centralized DNS Control where-by all resolution will be centrally performed by PTA. Instead, the resolution will be performed at ISP’s end.

[PTA @PTAofficialpk]

Clarification: With regards to news appearing in a section of media regarding new Domain Name System (DNS) implementation by PTA, it is clarified that PTA has only implemented an automation of blocking of unlawful content as mandated to PTA under PECA 37.

[Arzak Khan @arzakkhan]

A must read for tech developers, innovation leaders, policy makers, and anyone interested in understanding the impact of #technology on #society by @MCoeckelbergh 💯

[Arzak Khan @arzakkhan]

My former Supervisor and professor at @UniStrathclyde @DSouter_ictDA article on digital inequality in digital societies. “Digital inequality cannot be tackled without tackling the underlying inequalities within society”

https://t.co/CM62e5vYr1

[Arzak Khan @arzakkhan]

@haneef321 @MinistryofST @sakhtarmengal @Senator_Baloch He should have an immediate meeting with all stakeholders and experts from #Balochistan for special interventions using technology. I am happy to offer my expertise if needed.

[Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan @InternetPolicyP]

On this day in 1975 the @nytimes reported that 🇸🇪 had allowed @volvocars to record the log calls of its employees, on the basis that it wasn't #personaldata as different people could use the same phone

[CEPA @cepa]

Russia and China have leveraged their global state-run media operations to “distract public opinion, undermine confidence in public authorities’ competence and integrity, and accumulate political and diplomatic capital”

[CEPA @cepa]

“The Kremlin’s response to the announcement by Finland and Sweden that they plan to join NATO has surprised some. Russian opposition to such a move is long-established and warnings late last year seemed quite menacing.” Maxim Starchak https://t.co/elpnJvRW94

[CNAS @CNASdc]

"The public have witnessed how unprecedented world events can impact their personal comfort. A less evident aspect of concern is the inherent risk to national security when the totality of Defense Industrial Base supply lines is not understood." Read more:
https://t.co/p9bYGUmLd3

[CIGI @CIGIonline]

As @wesleywark1 explains in this piece, propaganda is vital to the survival of the Putin regime: https://t.co/wZe4l9lvsw

[Wes Clark @GeneralClark]

Russians now using massive thermobarics to destroy villages in eastern Ukraine. To my friends in the US government: Please, rush those US MLRS systems to Ukraine - the battle in Donbas is increasingly nasty. M777 good, but not enough!

[Access Now @accessnow]

In 2021, the #KeepItOn Coalition documented at least 19 #InternetShutdowns in 12 countries across Africa.

Among these countries is Ethiopia, where authorities shut down the internet at least 3 times:
https://t.co/ORhSQ5ZGpc

[Access Now @accessnow]

This is not unprecedented. Ethiopian authorities routinely weaponize internet shutdowns to censor and control the flow of information during important national events or times of unrest:
https://t.co/WmF3BjQpA0