Internet

Company executive says manufacturing hubs to be established in Europe

Online misinformation was challenged in court for the first time

Permission limited to testing purpose only on non-commercial basis

Forcing people offline has crippled the economy and made it impossible to pay utility bills or just send a message

What else would be seen as a tool for violence in this age than information

A number of countries have increasingly tried to turn off the internet

Since 2012, the country has snapped internet services more than 370 times

A controversial law that allows the country to cut internet traffic from international servers

Sectors directly dependent on the internet such as information technology, e-commerce has been ruined, says report

Boost the supply of social service resources by digitisation

The Modi-led government has said that social media platforms could potentially be used to “inflame passions”

Government imposed a near-total Internet blackout more than a week ago amid violent protests

As Iranian Revolutionary Guards suggest that a wave of street protests is now over

Iran has been offline since the restrictions were imposed after the nationwide demonstrations against petrol hike

IT ministry should take steps for bringing 5G to Pakistan amid competition globally

Govts using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens: Freedom of the Net 2019 report

As many as 77% of women journalists have revealed that they have to self-censor in order to counter cyber-bullying

PTI govt moves to install highly invasive web-monitoring system

Moderate voices are drowned out and extreme viewpoints are amplified, spewing hate, misinformation, and abuse

Internet users faced difficulties in accessing online content after international submarine cable developed fault

Sources say one fault happened near Fujairah, UAE and another near Pakistani shores due to Kyarr Cyclone

Pakistan authorities have also blocked thousands of unverified SIMs

Mobile phone services only restored for calls and text messages

Major telecommunications companies argued it limited their ability to offer new services

Telecom firm had demanded Rs14 million for these facilities

The Internet Association released its estimate as the tech sector has come under increasing criticism

The wi-fi signals are also disrupted due to years of wear-and-tear in the transmission lines

How it is implemented and what can be done, explains Alp Toker of NetBlocks

As they adopt the next-generation wireless standard in smartphones and home networking

New Zealand increases scrutiny of websites, social media companies in the wake of the Christchurch massacre in March

Poor internet connectivity impacting Gwadar Port functions

Internet users in Pakistan also identify data privacy issues as their most pressing concern online

Tax is applicable from July 1, 2019

If passed, it would come into force in July 2020

Four resolutions were unanimously adopted by the house

Officer highlights how such content is typically used for blackmail

Can be the difference between progress and chaos

They cut the Internet so that people cannot communicate, to prevent them from gathering

New survey reveals 86% of internet users admit being duped by fake news

Respondents said they want both governments and social media companies to crack down on these activities

Will roll out mobile and broadband across 25 towns and cities before the end of the year

Cellular subscribers increase 1.26% to 161m by end of April 2019

About 700,000 cases being handled online

As the FCC announced new spectrum auctions for 5G systems

Afraid of societal stigma, victims and their families often hush up cases of revenge porn, online harrassment

It will ultimately underpin everything from toasters to telephones, from electric cars to power grids

Internet has an artificial intelligence component in it which it uses automatically once a user types anything on it

The launch will fulfil the longstanding demand of the tribal people

Search the term and your birthday to uncover weird goings-on that took place while you were celebrating

High level meeting to resolve the communication problems of merges districts was held in Islamabad