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APC member Bytes for All condemns Pakistan's new censorship policy

By Bytes for All for Byes for All

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 18 November 2011

The Pakistan Telecommunications authority has issued a directive to all cellular providers to begin filtering SMS keywords, the latest in a series of restrictions to freedom of expression in the country.

Full article at http://content.bytesforall.pk/node/30

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