Tag: Peca
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‘PM Khan is a predator of free speech’: Pakistanis denounce PECA Ordinance
Since the promulgation of the Ordinance amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, the law has been receiving a lot of criticism from the Opposition, civil society, journalists and even government allies. In a joint statement, the Opposition termed PECA “fascist and dictatorship”. The statement was released…
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You can get up to five years in jail for forwarding fake news over WhatsApp, says Fawad Chaudhry
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Amendment (PECA) Ordinance 2022 was promulgated by President Arif Alvi on Sunday. The following changes have been made in the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, (PECA) 2016: -The definition of a “person” has been broadened and it now includes any company, association, institution, organisation, authority, or any other. -Anyone found guilty…
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IT ministry notifies amended social media rules framed under Peca
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication on Thursday notified the amended social media rules that stakeholders and digital rights activists have strongly criticised, reports Javed Hussain for Dawn. The rules titled the “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight, and Safeguards) Rules, 2021”, have been framed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes…