Global tech giants threaten to leave Pakistan over new rules
Internet and tech companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted authorities general powers to censor digital content, a move critics said was aimed at restricting free speech in the conservative Islamic nation. Thursday’s warning from the Asia Internet Coalition, which represents global tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter, comes after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government on Wednesday granted increased powers to government media regulators. The coalition said it was “alarmed by the scope of Pakistan’s new law targeting internet companies, as well as the government’s opaque…
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