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The World Press Freedom Day 2021 was marked with a “Webinar: Promoting Information as a Public Good” on May 3, 2021, by UNESCO in partnership with the European Union Delegation to Pakistan, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Sweden in Pakistan and the High Commission of Canada in Pakistan.
The webinar was attended by more than 50 participants from civil society, youth, media professionals, academia, international organizations, and diplomatic missions.
This year’s theme – “Information as a Public Good”, highlighted the significant role of media in bringing authentic information to the public and how this depends on a broader ecosystem, enabling information as a public good. Experts explored the crucial role of media in these changing times, highlighting the criticality that freedom, independence, and viability remain intact.
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ISLAMABAD The World Press Freedom Day 2021 was marked with a “Webinar: Promoting Information as a Public Good” on May 3, 2021, by UNESCO in partnership with the European Union Delegation to Pakistan, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Sweden in Pakistan and the High Co
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has restored access to multiple social media apps which it temporarily blocked on security grounds on Friday, the country’s telecommunications authority said.
The suspension of social media services was part of a crackdown against a religious political party, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), that held violent nationwide protests this week.
Pakistani internet users had difficulty accessing apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter starting on Friday morning.
“Access to social media applications have been restored,” Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said in a statement on Friday afternoon.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has since apologized for the suspension of social media services.
Over 2bn users send close to 100bn messages each month, says WhatsApp on anniversary
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WhatsApp observes 12th anniversary amid backlash by users
WhatsApp reminds users that it is committed to ensuring users privacy with end-to-end encryption “always and forever”
Over two billion WhatsApp users send close to 100 billion messages each month, said the Facebook-owned company to mark its 12th anniversary.
“More than two billion users turn to WhatsApp each month to send 100 billion messages and to connect more than one billion calls each day,” said WhatsApp on Twitter.
On the 12th anniversary, the company reminded users that it is committed to ensuring a their privacy with end-to-end encryption “always and forever”.