Jurre van Bergen

Nov 29, 2024 | thenews.com.pk | Jurre van Bergen |Hajira Maryam

Over the past year, Pakistan has teetered on the edge of digital oppression, and the proposed ban on ‘unregistered’ VPNs could be the tipping point toward becoming a fully mass-surveilled state. The ban will not only hinder access to information within the country and restrict the rights to privacy and freedom of expression in digital spaces, but it will also have grave implications for socio-economic rights and create an internet isolated from the rest of the world.