While the internet may be a global medium, the vast majority of its rules are imposed by State actors and repressive governments are seeking new and innovative ways to port censorship to the online space.

Listen as Farieha Aziz @fariehaaziz of Bolo Bhi and Michael Karanicolas of UCLA Law's Institute for Technology, Law and Policy @uclatech discuss how governments like Pakistan face a tension between their desire to harness economic and social energies associated with internet access, and its potential to empower opposition voices, whistleblowers and civil society.