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Pak testing firewall to monitor online dissent, digital rights experts say
The Morning Standard
|August 19, 2024
PAKISTAN's government is throttling the internet and social media while it tests new controls to crush dissent, activists and business leaders say, putting the country's economic recovery at risk.
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Internet networks have been up to 40% slower than normal since July, according to one IT association, while documents, images and voice notes have been disrupted on WhatsApp, used by tens of millions of people. Digital rights experts believe the state is testing a firewall a security system that monitors network traffic but can also be used to control online spaces.
This story is from the August 19, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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