WHEN abuse occurs face to face, the boundaries are clear. Yet, the same behaviour online is treated less seriously. Harassment in Pakistan’s digital space takes place through coded language, slang, political and faith-based insinuations, and “context-specific hate campaigns”, stresses the Digital Rights Foundation’s security helpline. The new DRF report logs digital intimidation faced by vulnerable groups — women, religious and gender minorities. It presents sextortion, hacking and deepfake imagery as emergent dangers. Online-brokered........

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