Now censorship of social media
The insecurity and paranoia of the establishment increasingly on display is about to ‘conquer’ new heights (or lows, if you prefer). Having muzzled and gagged the mainstream media through financial…
Disgraced media
LAST week, I wrote a piece on Western media’s coverage of the war in Gaza for Prism on the Dawn website. I re-read part of Edward Said’s 1981 book Covering…
Jews, Zionists and the media
THE CNN reporter gave a victory cry for his adventures in an active warzone. The headlines said it all. He had travelled with the Israeli air fleet to watch and ‘cover’ firsthand…
Censorship and disinformation
DIGITAL disinformation has emerged as a formidable threat in the digital era, warping public perceptions and jeopardising fundamental democratic structures. It undermines the integrity of informed public discourse and governance,…
Censorship with impunity
X, FORMERLY known as Twitter, was blocked in Pakistan on Feb 17, 2024. It took more than a month and several petitions in high courts across the country for the…
Western media and the war
THE brazen one-sided account of the conflict justifying Israeli aggression against Palestinians living in the occupied Gaza Strip has exposed the mainstream Western media’s claims of objectivity in reporting. Truth…
Pemra’s censorship
A REGULATOR that is supposed to be independent continues to play its biased role of censoring political voices that fall out of favour with the establishment. Whereas the role of…
Censorship or evolution? ‘Sensitivity readers’ divide publishing world
It’s a profession which is increasingly under the spotlight as the culture wars rumble on: “sensitivity readers” — editors who identify insensitivities or stereotypes in manuscripts — are becoming a…
Chinese web users get creative to dodge Covid censorship
From quoting the national anthem to referencing Hollywood blockbusters and George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”, Chinese web users are using creative methods to dodge censorship and voice discontent over Covid…
Big Tech and censorship
“Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press…” reads Article 19 of the constitution of Pakistan. However, the…
