Pakistan bans TikTok over immoral, indecent content
Pakistan has banned Chinese social media app TikTok over immoral and indecent content.
While disclosing this in a statement on Friday October 9, 2020, the country’s telecommunications authority said the decision came after a number of complaints from different segments of society.
“Keeping in view the complaints and nature of the content being consistently posted on TikTok, PTA issued a final notice to the application,” the statement reads.
“However, the application failed to fully comply with the instructions. Therefore, directions were issued for blocking of TikTok application in the country, it adds.
The PTA said TikTok has been informed the regulator is open to engagement and will review its decision subject to a satisfactory mechanism by TikTok to moderate unlawful content.
In July, the regulator issued a “final warning” to the short-form video app over explicit content posted on the platform.
TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, has been caught in a firestorm globally due to security and privacy concerns.
It has already been blocked in India and it faces scrutiny in countries from Australia to the United States.
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