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PTA blocks five dating, live streaming apps in Pakistan

The apps include Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grinder, SayHi that has been blocked by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) over live streaming of obscene content.

More than 800,000 websites blocked over objectionable content, PTA tells Senate panel

'As many as 2,364 websites carrying child pornographic content were blocked'

London bridges blocked by environment protest, 70 arrested

LONDON: British police said they arrested more than 70 people at an environmental protest on Saturday, after demonstrators blocked five bridges across the River...

Mass action against Google over iPhone data blocked by London court

LONDON: London’s High Court on Monday blocked an attempt to bring legal action against Alphabet’s Google over claims it had collected sensitive data from...

US appeals ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that it would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block...

6,149 websites blocked in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A total of 6,149 websites have been blocked last year by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on recommendation of Web Evaluation Cell (WEC)...

Some US news websites blocked by EU data law

WASHINGTON: Several major US news websites including the Los Angeles Times were blocked in Europe on Friday after the EU's new data protection laws...

China’s WeChat blocked in Russia

BEIJING: Chinese internet giant Tencent said Saturday its messaging app WeChat had been blocked in Russia, adding it was in touch with authorities to...

Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia website

Turkish authorities on Saturday blocked access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia, an internet monitoring group said, the latest in what government critics say is a...

US says concerned over Russia blocking access to LinkedIn

MOSCOW: The US government said on Friday it was deeply concerned over Russia's decision to block public access to networking site LinkedIn, saying it created...

Russia starts blocking LinkedIn website after court ruling

MOSCOW: Russia's communications regulator ordered public access to LinkedIn's website to be blocked on Thursday to comply with a court ruling that found the social...

Pakistan wants Facebook to stop blocking posts revealing Indian atrocities

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has on Thursday expressed concern over reports that posts about Indian atrocities against Kashmiris are being blocked by the Facebook, ARY News reported.

Pakistan orders 400,000 obscene websites blocked

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked Internet companies to block more than 400,000 pornography websites, officials said Tuesday, as part of a crackdown on what the top court calls "offensive content" in the Muslim-majority nation.

KP orders non-closure of roads for VIPs

PESHAWAR: After a ten-month-old girl died amid VIP protocol in Karachi on Wednesday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has ordered that none of the roads will be closed for the sake VIPs' movement across the province, ARY News reported.

India orders hundreds of porn sites blocked

NEW DELHI: India has ordered hundreds of porn sites blocked citing "objectionable" content, a government official said Monday, kicking off an angry row about freedom of speech in the world's biggest democracy.

All unverified SIMs blocked countrywide: PTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced on Tuesday that all unverified SIMs have been blocked through Biometric process.

France blocks websites accused of approving terrorism

PARIS: France has blocked five websites accused of condoning terrorism, in the first use of new government powers that came into force in February, the interior ministry said on Monday.

Gmail blocked in China, Great Firewall suspected

BEIJING:  Google Inc's Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world's biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.

Security beefed up, road closed after threats to Karachi central jail

KARACHI: Authorities on late Friday blocked one portion of the road in front of Karachi central jail due to security threats, ARY News reported.

Hafiz Saeed’s Twitter account blocked after “Indian media's pressure”

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani Islamist group designated a terror outfit by the UN angrily accused the Indian media Monday of pressuring Twitter into blocking the account of its leader.

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