SAN FRANCISCO (MEDIA REPORT) A new European law restricting what companies can do with people’s online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook users around the world would be protected by it. The online social network is making changes that ensure the number will be much smaller. FacebookRead More →

ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office said his account would shut down to protect national security, Iranian media reported. ISNA news agency did not give a reason for the government ban onRead More →

ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is taking comprehensive steps to block sectarian, hateful and blasphemous material on social media. According to PTA sources, after the posting of blasphemous material on Facebook efforts have been made to communicate with the social media application authorities based in the US regarding theRead More →

ISLAMABAD Nov 25 (MEDIA REPORT ) Access to the social media platforms was restored after 3pm. After Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ordered to take all news channels off air, social media access via internet browsers to Facebook, Youtube and Twitter were also temporarily blocked on Saturday. PEMRA directedRead More →

SAN FRANCISCO ( MEDIA REPORT ) Looks like everyone is after Snapchat. After Facebook-owned Instagram ‘copied’ several of its features, now Google is likely to launch a competitor to Snapchat’s ‘Discover’ feature, the media reported. Snapchat ‘Discover’ was first introduced in January 2015. It is a section of the app that lets news partnersRead More →