internetban

The website blocked since 2011 has now been made accessible.

IT ministry cannot restore website without directives from PM, inter-ministerial panel.

Netherlands asks Islamabad to remove restrictions on internet access.

Google refuses to block video, govt refuses to unblock YouTube until it does.

PTA, IT Ministry officials say PM will not order restoration of the site until video is blocked in Pakistan.

Policy directive issued through Ministry of IT, PTA to handle filtration.

PTA had issued directives to block 'sensual conversations between two sitting parliamentarians.'

MNA Bushra Gohar confirms project to be taken back. MoIT to issue statement tomorrow.

As ISPs get money from users, it will be the users who end up paying for cyber surveillance against themselves

Reporters Without Borders says internet filter would result in the creation of an Electronic Great Wall.

Maybe government should hire that 15-year-old to compile a new list, showing all terrorist groups we failed to ban.

PTA must issue list of blocked websites, explain for who, what, why, how long, per which law, they were banned.

Sources in PTA say the authority blocks websites through its licensees.

Blocking/banning the internet is not being done to save us from “evil” porn or blasphemous content.

Fifteen-year-old works with friends to identify porn sites still accessible in Pakistan.

Judge orders DPO, IG Lahore to pursue case; says caricatures of prophet (pbuh) “deliberate and malicious act”.

Like print and electronic media, they have to obey the laws of the country, says minister.

It speaks of a nation moving backwards; immature and proud of it. It is a dangerous state to be in.

Khan proposes formation of a Ministerial Committee and a sub-committee to look into the matter.

Twitter said it has built a mechanism to inform users in the event that a tweet is being blocked.

Google, facebook say implementing bans, would inadvertently block other non-offensive content.

Once the authorities decide they have the power to censor the internet they always go too far.

Petitioner asks LHC to direct IG Punjab to register cases against ISPs violating the law.

Cyber wars and the battle to block porn.

Rainbow Centre sees a reversal of fortunes following regulatory body ban.

Move part of a wider attempt to limit space accorded to militant organisations on the internet, social media.

German PhD candidate focuses on political potential of new information technologies.

Decision comes after Facebook, Google and other major firms say they are unable to screen content before it is posted.

I was somewhat disappointed to read Mr Yawar Hilaly’s letter in your newspaper of November 24.

The PTA has basically obeyed the orders of the hacker who sabotaged its website.

When did I give PTA the authority to decide for me what I can and can’t view on the internet?

At the risk of being labelled a pervert, may I ask what is the harm if an adult watches porn in his own home?

PTA provides list of 1,000 most frequented porn sites that are to be blocked. 170,000 others face blockage.

Seeking a ban on websites used by millions does not offer an acceptable solution.

PML-Q MPA seeking a permanent ban on access to Google Blogger for displaying what he called hate material against him.

Teachers accuse DTE of forging their pictures and releasing them on the web.

A conspi­racy is afoot framin­g locals as having an avid intere­st in ‘live sexy webcam chat’ and more.

Facebook confirms that some popular third-party applications are violating the social network's rules.

New Internet search engines created by Christian, Jewish or Muslim entities present a different web for their users.

A young banker got a nasty shock when she opened a mass email to discover it contained pictures of her at a party.