S.Y.A
Trusted Member
all good points. need to leverage local police stations, masjids, MNAs/MPAs and schools for an education campaign. distribute leaflets, and of course adverts help. the recent use of dial-tones for spreading awareness is a good approach as well.This is why I personally think we need to do the following:
1. Educate people on correct use of social media during war/crisis - this should be an advert on TV, Social Media, Radio, YouTube and banners everywhere, first day of any crisis/conflict - this ad should run alongside safety advice.
2. Educate people to identify misinformation/disinformation and how to prevent spread of fake news.
3. Inform people on how to report suspicious behaviour to the competent authorities.
4. Failing all this - wherever our strategic kit is - just disable 3g/4g in that area and throttle downstream/upstream for one night by working with ISPs - keep 2g and GSM band open for telephone calls and SMS.
5. Develop our own internal social media application similar to various Chinese specific ones that can only be accessed by Chinese mobile numbers just as 小红书 - I know beeper exists for government employees but it needs to be expanded to citizens of Pakistan.
and, of-course, a bit of danda. threat of arrests and heavy fines will also deter the locals. as will an inventive for an award to report anyone filming such things.






