Since May 20, Pakistan has experienced a wave of strict internet content control with thousands of web pages blocked following a Facebook campaign inviting users to "Draw Muhammad". The Facebook campaign pushed Pakistani authorities to actively engage in blocking and filtering internet content, leaving Pakistani citizens powerless against the online blanket ban. Further plans by the government to continue to filter any content it considers "objectionable" have been revealed in a confidential document obtained by APC member Bytes for All.
"These new guidelines will give Pakistan's government the power to cripple Pakistani citizens' access to information and freedom of expression over the internet," say internet rights activists.
New policy guidelines give Pakistani authorities "carte blanche" over internet content.
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