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MMfD expresses concern over Facebook’s continuing failure to detect hate speech in ads
August 1, 2022, Islamabad – Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD) expresses grave concern over Facebook’s continuing failure to…
MMfD calls for transparency after TikTok’s removal of over 12 million Pakistani videos
July 22, 2022, Islamabad: Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD) calls for transparency after TikTok’s removal of more than…
Platforms of oppression: Conceptualising digital colonialism in the Pakistani context
The internet is always touted to be a great equaliser, and yet deep down we all know that…
Pakistan’s mandatory VPN registration disregards the need for privacy
On August 8, 2021, the former Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted a TikTok video of an Olympics race, with the…
Regulate; not censor: Pakistan’s internet censorship regime threatens small businesses
Muhammad Azam Khan hails from Chiniot in Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab. The 26-year-old started promoting his art…
MMfD demands tech companies to rectify algorithmic bias on their platforms immediately
May 28, 2021, Islamabad: In the wake of Israel’s recent actions against Palestine and the subsequent online resistance from Palestinians and…
“A Long-Awaited Step” – How a Provincial Law on the Protection of Journalists is Paving a New Path in Pakistan
A new law protecting the rights and sources of journalists in Sindh has been hailed as a boon…
Media Matters for Democracy concerned at ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content Rules 2020’; urges the government to be cognisant of fundamental rights
(Islamabad, Pakistan) Leading with a section that deems any content capable of creating “hatred, contempt or disaffection” against the government…
Are Conservative Voices Hijacking the Pro-Palestine Movement in Pakistan?
When calls for Palestine’s freedom from Israeli occupation began in mid-May, hashtags and supportive posts circulated around social…