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Pakistan has demonstrated authoritarian tendencies by announcing the blocking of “illegal VPNs,” citing their alleged use in facilitating terrorist activities and accessing blasphemous or pornographic content.
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The great Pakistan firewall and use of religion as a tool for digital authoritarianism
Pakistan has implemented a national firewall to regulate online content and mandated the registration of lawful VPN usage, with a ban on unregistered VPNs set to take effect from December 1.
