FOR the success and progress of democracy, free and fair elections are a prerequisite. After the 1970 elections in Pakistan, an internal crisis resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, because one of the major parties had issues with the rules of the game. Today, the opposition’s struggle to oust the government will not solve the problem unless the rules of the game are redefined and the players are ready to follow them to ensure fair play both on and off the field.
It is not just about the 2018 elections anyway. The fact is that, except the 1970 elections, all elections held in Pakistan were manipulated to some extent and, hence, failed to deliver true democracy. So, instead of working to remove the government, the opposition may pursue electoral reforms to ensure that future elections are not disputed. But, unfortunately, the current parliament will not be able to do the job, for the government and opposition in the National Assembly are at daggers drawn.
Dear Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Pichai,
In the past few years, you have pioneered important transparency tools to help your platform users understand, learn about and contextualise the political advertising they see. We agree that advertiser verification processes and ad repositories are key safeguards against online manipulation and misinformation. However, we are saddened to observe that these benefits have not been equally distributed among your global user base.
Each platform operates fluctuating and often widely differing transparency standards for different countries. While some users benefit from seeing political advertising in an ad repository, others do not. Where some users are offered detailed information about a political ad, others are not. There are no legitimate or otherwise publicly disclosed reasons justifying this difference in treatment.
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