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Pakistan Telecommunication AuthorityRFE/RL
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Pakistanis have for weeks experienced slow Internet connections and problems with accessing social media platforms.
Activists say authorities are installing a China -style national Internet firewall aimed at exerting more control over the online space and crushing dissent.
Islamabad has denied allegations that it is behind the Internet slowdown, which has triggered widespread complaints.
The government estimates that the country earns more than $2.5 billion annually from digital exports.
“The right to connectivity is a fundamental right -- not a privilege,” it said in a statement. HRCP said that, lacking job security or alternative incomes, the slowdown of the Internet is proving detrimental for freelancers. The watchdog said it was “unacceptable” amid a cost-of-living crisis “in a tottering economy.”.
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