The Digital Rights Tracker is a repository of news articles that tracks cyber policy and digital rights issues pertaining to Pakistan. It is updated weekly, helping readers stay up-to-date with the latest news and trends in digital spaces and policymaking across the country.
The Digital Rights Tracker is in its Beta version at the moment and will be going through design changes over the next few weeks. DRF will continue to update it to capture the latest developments.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been petitioned to direct the federal government to introduce legislation regulating social media use by children under the age of 16. The petition seeks
The Sindh government and CMPak, Zong’s parent company, have agreed to collaborate on establishing an AI-ready tier-III data center in Karachi through a public-private partnership. The project is intended to
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Google have signed an MoU to strengthen online safety for children across Pakistan. The partnership focuses on increasing awareness, improving digital literacy and providing
Google has announced a $500,000 investment to improve digital safety for Pakistani families through its “Digital Pasban” initiative. The programme aims to reach 200,000 households with Urdu-language safety toolkits, educational
Meta is facing a landmark federal trial in California over allegations that it deliberately designed Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to children. A coalition of 29 US states accuse
The Pakistani government has urged Google and other digital platforms to consider the country’s specific security circumstances when developing and enforcing online policies. These remarks were made by the Minister