Bytes for All (B4A)

Articles by Bytes for All (B4A)

Pakistan-India crisis: How disinformation undermines AI during conflict events

The Bytes For All study during the Pakistan-India faceoff “demonstrates that AI models lack context, have inappropriate geopolitical sensitivity, and might amplify existing biases from the data.”

Pakistan: Proposed PECA Amendment and Digital Nation Pakistan Bill threaten digital rights

The latest amendment grants the government sweeping powers to censor and criminalize online expression.

Pakistan: Bytes for All rejects government’s plan to ban VPNs

Authorities urged to draw a balance between fundamental freedoms and counter-terrorism measures.

Pakistan: Report looks into blasphemy prosecutions and online religious expression

Report highlights that the rise of the internet has led to an increase in blasphemy prosecutions in the country.

Pakistan: Internet disruptions spark public outcry

Internet users have been demanding clearer explanations and expressing their frustration at the prolonged outage.

Lahore, Pakistan, 16 April 2021. Supporters of the Islamist political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) block a street during a protest after their leader was detained following his calls for the expulsion of the French ambassador, ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images

Bytes For All condemns social media suspension across Pakistan

Social media sites were suspended to counter the protests from the members and allies of a religious group in Pakistan.

Christian devotees take part in a mass at a church in Lahore, Pakistan, 2 April 2021, ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images

Pakistan: Online hatred pushing minorities to the periphery

A new report by Bytes for All features detailed research of social media conversations spreading hate speech directed at faith-based minorities in Pakistan.

Pakistan: ‘Inappropriate’ Twitter trends, cyber armies and the role of political parties

Bytes for All criticized offensive online trends targeting women members of political families. It noted that cyber armies of political parties are accountable for this disturbing online content.