Posted by | February 27, 2014
The Government of Pakistan Must unban YouTube Now

US court directs Google to remove Innocence of Muslims video based on the copyright claim by the actress A US appeals court in San Francisco has directed Google to remove...

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Posted by | February 17, 2014
Pakistan’s Internet BANwagon: A Documentary by Bolo Bhi

Over the last year, Bolo Bhi has spoken to multiple people - entrepreneurs, startups, industry professionals, legal and technical experts, and policymakers - on the issue of Internet censorship and...

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Posted by | February 13, 2014
Blocking of YouTube: What’s Legal, What’s Not

Published in the January 2014 edition of the All Pakistan Law Decisions Journal Section, "Why the YouTube Ban is Illegal and Undesirable" by lawyer Babar Sattar, discusses the legality of...

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Posted by | September 2, 2013
Minister, We the People Need to be Heard

We believe it is necessary for the government to include citizens in the policy-making process. As the government devises policies concerning our online spaces, netizens views need to be taken...

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Posted by | August 7, 2013
Bolo Bhi’s Submission to Court in YouTube Case: August 2 (Part 2)

Writ Petition 958-2013 BytesforAll vs Federation   Date: August 2, 2013   Submitted to: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah                      ...

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Posted by | August 6, 2013
Bolo Bhi’s Submission to Court in YouTube Case: August 2 (Part 1)

Writ Petition 958-2013 BytesforAll vs Federation Date: August 2, 2013 Submitted to: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah                          ...

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Posted by | August 6, 2013
Submissions to Court by Others in YouTube Case

    Listed below are submissions made by other parties in the on-going YouTube case being heard at the Lahore High Court. July 4, 2013 Khurram Zafar (amicus): Lifting the YouTube...

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Posted by | July 22, 2013
Understanding how HTTPS works with Ahmed, Bilal & Uncle Tipu

The Internet is inherently collaborative in nature. Every time your computer needs to talk to another computer somewhere in the world, it breaks up the message into smaller manageable chunks...

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Posted by | June 8, 2013
Anusha Rahman Khan appointed Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecom

June 8, 2013: Bolo Bhi congratulates Ms Anusha Rahman Khan on being appointed the Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom. Ms Rahman was a member of the National...

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Posted by | May 13, 2013
Your personal information should not be up for grabs

As offline protests continue against rigging in the polls, social media in Pakistan has also been taken by a storm. So enraged are voters and supporters, that they have been...

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