Tik Tok banned in Pakistan Complaints of 'immoral content"

 

Tik Tok banned in Pakistan

Pakistani authorities have announced a ban on short-video videos after receiving complaints of "immoral content", Tik Tok banned in Pakistan.

An official statement has been issued by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), Pakistan's regulatory body for communications announce Tik Tok banned in Pakistan.

 The agency said in a press release that complaints had been made against the content of the app by "various sections of society".

 There was no immediate reaction from Tik Tok to the ban.

According to the PTA, a final notice was issued to the application keeping in view the content published by the company on Tik Tok and the nature of the complaints in this regard.

پریس ریلیز : ویڈ یو شیئرنگ ایپلیکیشن ٹک ٹاک پر غیر اخلاقی / غیر مہذب مواد کے خلاف معاشرے کے مختلف طبقات کی شکایات کے پیش نظر، پی ٹی اے نے ٹک ٹاک کو بلاک کرنے کے لئے ہدایات جاری کردی ہیں۔

— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) October 9, 2020

 The company claims that it gave it enough time to develop an "effective way" to respond to tick-tock and actively prevent "illegal online content", but the app did not follow these instructions. Could not execute.

 Therefore, according to the authorities, tick-tock talk has been banned in the country.

 Officials say Tik Tok has been told that the PTA is ready to negotiate and reconsider its decision. However, this will require Tik Tok to develop a satisfactory mechanism against illegal content.

 It should be noted that according to the Pakistan Telecom Authority, 20 million people in Pakistan use Tik Tok monthly.

Bego was also banned by the PTA on July 20 this year for 'immoral, obscene, and indecent' content, and a final warning was issued to Tik Tok. 

Tik ​​Tok banned in Pakistan is also banned in the United States and India

 In August of this year, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning any dealings with Byte Dance, the company that owns TikTok.

 The order said the United States must take "aggressive action" against tik-tok owners in the interests of national security.

Tik Tok denies allegations that its data is controlled by the Chinese government or that the Chinese government has access to it.

Tik tok says he has tried to negotiate with President Trump's administration for almost a year but has not been treated fairly and has faced an administration that does not "pay attention to the facts." 

 Also in July, the Indian government announced a ban on 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok.

 Amid tensions along the border with China in Ladakh, the Indian government has hailed the decision as an emergency solution and a step towards national security.

 India's Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a tweet at the time that the ban was necessary for security, sovereignty and integrity. We do not want any kind of espionage in the data and privacy of Indian citizens.