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Pakistan lifts TikTok ban after just 10 days

The Verge

Pakistan has lifted its ban on TikTok, just 10 days after blocking the app on the grounds that it hosted “immoral” and “indecent” videos. Pakistan’s Telecommunication Authority (PTA) now says that TikTok has “assured” the agency that videos will be moderated “in accordance with societal norms and the laws of Pakistan.”.

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Apple removed a popular Quran app in China

The Verge

Image: Pakistan Data Management Services. Quran Majeed is available for free and “recognized by 25 million Muslim users around the world” according to the app’s developer Pakistan Data Management Services.

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Ask Sophie: Will I be allowed into the US if my passport expires in 5 months?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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Text and Data Mining AI Companies and Pakistan’s Copyright Landscape: Insights from International…

Medium Technology Section

The copyright law of Pakistan does not explicitly address TDM, creating legal uncertainties for affected enterprises. Continue reading on Medium

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Dear Sophie: What are the pros and cons of the E-2 and L-1A visas?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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SWVL plans to lay off 32% of its team two months after going public

TechCrunch

SWVL is present in 13 markets globally: the UAE, Egypt, Kenya, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan. According to a source, the majority of the layoffs will come from the company’s Dubai and Pakistan offices. — announced during its SPAC merger — is uncertain.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

For a national civil rights organization, we tested a "political" appeal — focused on the supporter's potential role in overturning a controversial law — against a version that told the story of a family affected by that law. Right now in Pakistan, that's one of the only ways to get food — so thousands of children are going hungry." "On

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