Pakistan to restore TikTok after platform assures controlling ‘immoral & indecent content'

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has lifted a ban on TikTok after Chinese video-sharing platform assured m that it would take steps to control “immoral and indecent content” on app. Taking to official Twitter handle, PTA announced decision of restoring popular Chinese video-sharing platform in country. Pakistan telecommunication regulator h banned TikTok in July due to presence of “inappropriate content” on video-sharing platform. 

In tweet, PTA said, “Press Release: PTA has restored services of TikTok on assurances of Platform to control immoral / indecent content[sic].” In a Twitter thre, Pakistan telecommunication regulator informed that following ban on Chinese video-sharing platform in July, PTA engaged with TikTok management. After remaining in touch with senior management of platform, company assured PTA of commitment to take important steps needed to control “unlawful content,” according to local laws and societal norms. 

Pakistan lifts ban on TikTok

Furrmore, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority informed that TikTok management has assured that y would block people from platform who would be found involved in uploing unlawful content. Moreover, PTA assured that y will continue to monitor TikTok in order to ensure that “unlawful content” that is against Pakistan's law and societal values is not shared on app owned by a Chinese company. According to AP, it is fourth time in last 15 months that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned popular video-sharing media platform owned by China’s company ByteDance.

Earlier in July, Pakistan authorities h banned application TikTok citing “continuous presence of inappropriate content on platform”. Last year in October, Pakistan banned Chinese social media app TikTok after receiving complaints about presence of “immoral, obscene and vulgar” content on app. Pakistan authorities have urged TikTok to develop a way to control dissemination of unlawful content on platform, as per news agency. TikTok app, which is popular among young ults and teenagers in Pakistan has been downloed more than 39 million times in country.

(With inputs from AP)

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