Blanket restrictions on VPNs risk alienating segments of society, warns ISP body

A body of internet service providers (ISPs) warned on Tuesday against imposing “blanket restrictions” on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), saying it risked “alienating segments of society”.

VPNs are widely used around the world to access content that may be inaccessible or blocked for internet users in their home country.

The use of VPNs has surged in Pakistan as people are using them to access X, which has been banned since February, as well as a host of other websites.

The statement by Shahzad Arshad...