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Asad Baig

The News on Sunday

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Rockefeller rebooted

Meta’s invisible levers decide whose voices rise and whose vanish.

yesterday 60

Dawn

Asad Baig

Hallucinated out of history

03.07.2025 30

The News International

Asad Baig

You are welcome to the land of the free … only if you are willing to give up your freedom of speech

The social media vetting rule isn’t just a draconian border policy but a slow, deliberate erosion of the right to dissent and the right to be human...

01.07.2025 50

Dawn Prism

Asad Baig

Not TikTok, just patriarchy

04.06.2025 90

The News International

Asad Baig

Powering the future

Pakistan’s newfound enthusiasm for crypto doesn’t have to follow the chaotic arc seen elsewhere.

02.06.2025 100

Dawn

Asad Baig

‘Paatal Lok’ sequel

When war sells and rage trends, the loudest lie often outperforms the quiet truth.

24.05.2025 60

Dawn

Asad Baig

Neutrality or complicity?

False claims, fabricated images and incendiary rhetoric are spreading.

10.05.2025 80

Dawn

Asad Baig

Gaza and AI warfare

One can safely assume that accountability has collapsed when a machine recommends a target and a human merely clicks ‘confirm’.

26.04.2025 80

Dawn

Asad Baig

Tariffs, turmoil & tech

The deeper damage may hit Pakistan’s fledgling AI and tech development ecosystem.

19.04.2025 100

Dawn

Asad Baig

Verified no more

Across governments and tech platforms, we are witnessing a reordering of who gets to define truth.

05.04.2025 60

Dawn

Asad Baig

Censorship or fighting fake news?

When laws meant to curb lies are used as political tools, the cure can be worse than the disease

15.02.2025 60

Dawn

Asad Baig

Navigating misinformation and free speech

02.02.2025 20

The News on Sunday

Asad Baig

Theatre of the absurd

12.01.2025 20

The News on Sunday

Asad Baig

Digital disruption

I n Pakistan’s complex socio-political tapestry, digital rights are no longer confined to conversations about internet freedoms or privacy; they...

29.12.2024 30

The News on Sunday

Asad Baig

Crowdsourcing violence

C rowdsourcing violence—a term I often use to describe the idea of invoking digital mobs through organised, premeditated means—can be understood...

27.10.2024 4

The News on Sunday

Asad Baig

Navigating the promise

T he future of AI in Pakistan holds immense potential, yet it is intertwined with significant challenges. Imagine a nation where AI drives...

18.08.2024 5

The News on Sunday

Asad Baig