SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Meta, Facebook’s parent company, blacklisted a number of “cyber mercenary” companies and began warning around 50,000 people who were presumably targeted by the corporations suspected of spying on activists, dissidents, and journalists throughout the world. Meta apparently pulled down 1,500 Facebook and Instagram profiles related toContinue Reading
KARACHI — The Government of Pakistan (GOP) declared on Friday that 5G will be available in the nation by the end of 2022. Federal Minister Aminul Haq stated at a meeting with Karachi’s Chairman of Commerce and Industry that land for an IT park in Karachi had been provided. Furthermore,Continue Reading
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the country’s Twitter ban will be lifted after the social media behemoth meets the government’s criteria. Nigeria banned Twitter in June, days after the company removed a statement from Buhari’s account, sparking outrage in Africa’s most populous countryContinue Reading
The Taliban’s quick conquest of Afghanistan presents a new problem for large American internet companies in terms of dealing with information generated by a group that is designated a terrorist organisation by several countries across the world. Facebook announced on Monday that it has designated the Taliban as a terroristContinue Reading
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority stated on Wednesday that TikTok, a video-sharing website owned by ByteDance, had been prohibited in the nation due to “inappropriate material.” The telecom regulator said, “In light of relevant sections of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016, PTA has restricted access to TikTok App andContinue Reading
Xiaomi Corp, a Chinese smartphone company, surpassed Apple Inc to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone producer in the second quarter, according to Canalys, a market research firm. According to the research organisation, Xiaomi moved into second place for the first time, with a 17 percent share of global smartphoneContinue Reading
Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled Pakistan’s first domestically produced electric motorbike on Thursday.The prime minister said the debut of the electric motorbike was a “futuristic stride” and that his government’s new electric vehicle (EV) policy laid out a strategy and established a future direction at a ceremony in Islamabad.The introductionContinue Reading
On Wednesday, former US President Donald Trump said that he is suing three of the country’s largest digital firms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google, as well as their CEOs.Trump stated that he was the primary plaintiff in the class-action lawsuits, claiming that the corporations had unfairly silenced him.At a newsContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD :Samsung has been in negotiations with three investors about establishing a mobile manufacturing facility in Pakistan. According to sources, one of the three parties has a franchise from Korea and has already established car assembly factories in Pakistan as part of the Auto Development Policy (ADP) 2016-21, while theContinue Reading
KARACHI (AFP) – TikTok was running again in Pakistan Saturday after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content. The Pakistan Telecoms Authority (PTA) blocked access Thursday for a third time after a ruling by aContinue Reading
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