\"The Asia Internet Coalition<\/a> (AIC<\/a>) and its member companies are disappointed with the proposed revisions,\" said AIC<\/a> Managing Director Jeff Paine in a media report.
\"Despite repeated feedback from industry over several months, the draft rules still include a number of problematic provisions -- such as data localisation<\/a> and local presence requirements -- that undermine the country's digital growth and transformation agenda,\" he added.
The third version of the social media rules<\/a>, titled the 'Removal of Unlawful Online Content Rules 2021' was published by the Ministry of Information Technology<\/a> and Telecommunication (MoITT) earlier this month.
The AIC has expressed disappointment with the consultation process and submitted comments to the MoITT on the amended draft.
\"The latest draft, which replicates the previous draft with only minor changes, shows that the consultation process was not undertaken with a view towards substantive changes,\" it said.
Under the amended rules, internet companies<\/a> are required to establish a physical office in Pakistan<\/a>, and appoint a grievance officer based in the country, a media report said.
The AIC and its member companies continue to have concerns on various aspects of the rules, including decryption of data, fixed turnaround times for blocking content, local presence requirements including data localisation<\/a>, and the ability of government agencies to make confidential content removal requests, among others.
The coalition said it was particularly worrying that large portions of the rules went beyond the scope of the parent act (Prevention of Electronic Crime Act, 2016 (PECA)).
It also pointed out that the rules allowed a broad range of state agencies to make confidential requests for content removal through Pakistan Telecommunication Authority<\/a> (PTA), without any visibility on the source of the complaint, calling it \"antithetical to values of transparency\".
The AIC urged the IT ministry to incorporate the industry's feedback, which was geared towards \"practical and effective solutions\" to support Pakistan's continued digital growth and transformation.
Local stakeholders, who participated in the consultation process, echo similar sentiments, according a media report.
\"A consultation process is only meaningful if the recommendations and concerns of stakeholders are engaged with and reflected in the final outcome,\" said Nighat Dad of the Digital Rights Foundation. \"Merely giving civil society and other actors a seat at the table does not make the consultation inclusive,\" she said.
Last year, the Imran Khan-led government introduced a new law for digital media in November 2020 titled \"Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2020,\" under PECA.
The law led to a strong reaction from internet companies, including international giants. The companies specifically opposed the government's demand to implement these new rules above their own global community guidelines.
Earlier, stakeholders, including internet service providers as well as digital rights activists, rejected the social media rules, terming them as draconian and in violation of cyber laws of the country.
The clampdown on Pakistan media had already reached a new level with restricting reports, shutting down the programs, and job losses in the media industry.
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巴基斯坦的修订社会媒体规则燃料与互联网公司之间的紧张关系
互联网公司在巴基斯坦抗议政府的再次修订社会媒体的规则。AIC总经理杰夫Paine说,尽管一再反馈行业几个月,草案规定还包括一些有问题的规定。
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互联网公司在巴基斯坦再次抗议政府的修改社交媒体的规则最成问题的条款保持不变,称最新的草案,他们说实际上“退化”与之前的版本相比。
“亚洲网络联盟(另类投资会议)及其成员公司建议的修订,在感到失望”另类投资会议董事总经理杰夫佩因媒体报道。
“尽管一再反馈行业几个月,草案还包括一系列的问题,如规定数据本地化和地方存在需求,削弱国家的数字增长和转换议程,”他补充道。
第三个版本的社交媒体的规则名为“删除非法网络内容规则2021年发表的信息技术和电信(MoITT)本月早些时候。
协商过程的AIC表示失望和提交评论的MoITT修订草案。
“最新的草案,复制之前的草稿只有一些小的变化,表明协商过程与视图对没有进行实质性的变化,”它说。
根据修订规则,互联网公司需要建立一个物理办公室巴基斯坦,并指定一个不满官的国家,媒体报道说。
AIC和其成员公司继续关注各方面的规则,包括解密数据,固定的周转时间屏蔽内容,包括当地存在需求数据本地化和政府机构的能力,使保密内容的删除请求,等等。
联盟说,这是特别担心的大部分规则超越父母行为的范围(电子犯罪预防法案,2016年(PECA))。
它还指出,规则允许范围广泛的国家机构使保密要求内容删除巴基斯坦电信局能见度(PTA),没有任何抱怨的来源,称之为“透明度”价值观的对立面。
AIC敦促IT部门将该行业的反馈,这是针对“实用和有效的解决方案”,支持巴基斯坦的数字的持续增长和转型。
当地的利益相关者参与协商过程中,回声类似的情绪,媒体报道。
“协商过程才有意义,如果推荐和关注利益相关者的参与和反映在最终的结果,“Nighat爸爸说数字版权的基础。“仅仅是给公民社会和其他演员一席之地并不能使咨询包容,”她说。
去年,伊姆兰Khan-led政府引入了一个新的法律对数字媒体2020年11月题为“删除和阻止非法网络内容(程序,监督和保障)规则2020,“PECA之下。
法律导致互联网公司的强烈反应,包括国际巨头。公司特别反对政府的需求实现这些新规则高于自己的全球社区的指导方针。
早些时候,利益相关者,包括互联网服务提供商以及数字维权人士,拒绝了社交媒体的规则,在他们的严厉和违反网络法律的国家。
打击巴基斯坦媒体已经达到一个新的水平限制报告,关闭程序,和媒体行业的失业。
“亚洲网络联盟(另类投资会议)及其成员公司建议的修订,在感到失望”另类投资会议董事总经理杰夫佩因媒体报道。
“尽管一再反馈行业几个月,草案还包括一系列的问题,如规定数据本地化和地方存在需求,削弱国家的数字增长和转换议程,”他补充道。
第三个版本的社交媒体的规则名为“删除非法网络内容规则2021年发表的信息技术和电信(MoITT)本月早些时候。
协商过程的AIC表示失望和提交评论的MoITT修订草案。
“最新的草案,复制之前的草稿只有一些小的变化,表明协商过程与视图对没有进行实质性的变化,”它说。
根据修订规则,互联网公司需要建立一个物理办公室巴基斯坦,并指定一个不满官的国家,媒体报道说。
AIC和其成员公司继续关注各方面的规则,包括解密数据,固定的周转时间屏蔽内容,包括当地存在需求数据本地化和政府机构的能力,使保密内容的删除请求,等等。
联盟说,这是特别担心的大部分规则超越父母行为的范围(电子犯罪预防法案,2016年(PECA))。
它还指出,规则允许范围广泛的国家机构使保密要求内容删除巴基斯坦电信局能见度(PTA),没有任何抱怨的来源,称之为“透明度”价值观的对立面。
AIC敦促IT部门将该行业的反馈,这是针对“实用和有效的解决方案”,支持巴基斯坦的数字的持续增长和转型。
当地的利益相关者参与协商过程中,回声类似的情绪,媒体报道。
“协商过程才有意义,如果推荐和关注利益相关者的参与和反映在最终的结果,“Nighat爸爸说数字版权的基础。“仅仅是给公民社会和其他演员一席之地并不能使咨询包容,”她说。
去年,伊姆兰Khan-led政府引入了一个新的法律对数字媒体2020年11月题为“删除和阻止非法网络内容(程序,监督和保障)规则2020,“PECA之下。
法律导致互联网公司的强烈反应,包括国际巨头。公司特别反对政府的需求实现这些新规则高于自己的全球社区的指导方针。
早些时候,利益相关者,包括互联网服务提供商以及数字维权人士,拒绝了社交媒体的规则,在他们的严厉和违反网络法律的国家。
打击巴基斯坦媒体已经达到一个新的水平限制报告,关闭程序,和媒体行业的失业。
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