The Ban Saga in Pakistan Continues...
Hello, Tech Geeks Community!
You may have heard it by now. The rumors are circulating that Supreme court hinted at ‘banning’ YouTube once again. I am quite not sure about the details, but as I write this, #YouTubeBan is trending on Twitter Pakistan and people are enraged.
There was already an alarming ban on corporate VPNs by the Pakistan Telecommunication Association (PTA), which could possibly hurt legitimate small businesses.
PUBG is already banned.
In other (possibly) worse ban news, a petition has recently been filed in the Civil High Court demanding an immediate ban on the popular short video app, TikTok. PTA gave “final warning” to TikTok and already banned Bigo app on account of vulgar and obscene content.
In other global news last week, some of the tech companies took a hit as stocks dropped worldwide due to a Twitter hack. Some of the major celebrities and influential accounts were supposedly hacked in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The target accounts included Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian.
Here is Twitter’s official update regarding the incident.
Keep reading to discover what else is happening in the tech world…
Highlights From The Tech Geeks Community
Noumaan Yaqoob started a productive discussion on some of the best apps for buying groceries, medicine, and essentials with a list of some of the best apps in the market. Click here to view the full post.
The community helped Muzammil Kesrani come up with the best LLC to register for in the USA. Read more about it here.
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Farhan Aqeel sheds light on one of the most common issues faced by freelancers in Pakistan, i.e. getting the correct pay for projects. Read more here to see how he tackled an increasingly cheap client and how to never devalue your work.
News from all over the World
Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Other Business Leaders See Their Twitter Accounts Hacked
Facebook takes another stab at enabling ‘free’ mobile web access with its new Discover app
Coinbase says it halted more than $280,000 in bitcoin transactions during the Twitter hack
Snapchat rolls out the first of its Mini apps with meditations from Headspace
Researchers show FingerTrak, a hand tracking wristband for AR/VR input
Amazon Is Making a Change to Improve the Relationship Between Sellers and Customers
Facebook Messenger can now do screen sharing on mobile
How Pixar uses AI and GANs to create high-resolution content
TikTok Is the Fastest-Growing Social Media Network Ever.
India’s drone ‘prodigy’ reportedly passed off foreign drones as his own
New leak shows off Samsung Galaxy Note 20 in glorious render
This is what Samsung’s bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live will look like in your ears
How YouTube’s bias algorithm hurts those looking for information on health
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Disney has reportedly paused its spending on Facebook ads
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