New report — How Not to Regulate Disinformation: The 2024 General Elections and the Misregulation of Disinformation

Grateful to TLPC Colorado Law for the collaboration

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Why the PTA must come clean about the ‘upgrade’ causing internet disruptions dawn.com/news/1807825

Bolo Bhi joins Global Network Initiative membership in condemning the restrictions on internet access in Gaza by Israel; & violation of right to freedom of speech by tech companies on users speaking about the genocide in Palestine by Israel:

globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-statement-…

Join us today in conversation with Prateek Waghre Policy Director Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) & Ramsha Jahangir Senior Policy & Communications Associate Global Network Initiative on data protection legislation & digital regulation in South Asia
Time: 5 pm PKT - 5:30 pm IST - 8 am EST m.facebook.com/photo.php/?fbi…

Join us tomorrow at 4 p.m. PKT for a conversation with Imtiaz, a data focused marketer.

We will be discussing the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 - the red flags and potential impact on the tech sector and users in Pakistan.

Livestream here: facebook.com/BoloBhi?mibext…

The current draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill should not be passed: Farieha Aziz explains on Dawn.com

youtu.be/PKY_8GEhxP4

STATEMENT: No to hasty legislation. Stop the passage of the E-safety Bill and the Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 in its current form, without meaningful stakeholder engagement. Stop further risking the economy through bad laws. #NotAnotherPECA .

docs.google.com/document/d/1pB…

Bolo Bhi calls on Pakistani authorities to unblock access to social media sites & stop suspension of mobile internet services across the country during protests.
Shutdowns are counterproductive. They fuel panic & uncertainty rather than enable safety. PTA Ministry of IT & Telecom

Can you trust news on social media?
Follow this guide to ensure you’re not fooled by #disinformation

کیا آپ سوشل میڈیا پر خبروں پر اعتماد کر سکتے ہیں؟

When governments have legitimate concerns about the impacts and conduct of digital platforms, including the ways companies handle and share data, they should use the authorities granted to them through democratically passed laws to push for greater clarity and transparency.

Examples of such bans include repeated instances of far-reaching mobile app bans in #India ; efforts by the PTA to block access to Wikipedia in #Pakistan ; and reports of growing momentum in the U.S. Congress to issue legislation authorizing a ban on the #TikTok app.

GNI is troubled by recent efforts by democratic states to completely ban the use of digital communications platforms, which pose significant human rights risks and are likely to have global ramifications: globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-statement-…

This is the PTA’s way of “flexing its muscles” as the country approaches its next major election.

When they take these ad hoc measures, people don’t want to invest in the tech sector: Farieha Aziz to Coda Story on Pakistan’s Wikipedia ban.

codastory.com/newsletters/au…

Meet Our Expert Panelists!

Panel Session titled 'Think Before You Type: A Discussion on Cyberbullying in Pakistan'

Usama Khilji is an activist, researcher and co-founder of Bolo Bhi

Sign up now to attend the event at SDSB-LUMS on Feb 6 , 2023 forms.gle/ocb7AAq3z63RvZ…

#cbslums

JOINT STATEMENT: 86 Tech Organisations, Civil Society and Academics Demand Reversal of Ban on Wikipedia in Pakistan

IGF 2022 session report:
🌟Do diverging platform regulations risk an open internet?🌟
👉dig.watch/event/igf2022/…
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Marjorie Buchser Chatham House Yasmin Afina 🖖🏼 (She/her) Jacqueline Rowe Alex Krasodomski 'Gbénga Ṣẹ̀san Owen Bennett Usama Khilji

#IGF2022 #ResilientInternet #WS458