Pakistan among 10 countries where internet freedom is on decline

The Freedom House said global internet freedom had declined for the 11th consecutive year and the greatest deteriorations were documented in Myanmar, Belarus and Uganda.

Pakistan is among the top 10 countries in the world where internet freedom has been on the decline, an international freedom advocacy group has said.

A report by the Washington-based Freedom House titled "Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech", raised concerns over the rules proposed by the country that could further damage cyber liberty, Dawn newspaper reported.

"Pakistan's proposed rules have raised alarms about their impact on end-to-end encryption. The draft requires social media companies and service providers with more than 500,000 users to hand over personal data in a decrypted and readable format when requested by the Federal Investigation Agency," the report said.