PTA conditionally restores tik-tok service in Pakistan

 

Tik-tok restoration in Pakistan: Conditional restoration of tik-tok in Pakistan on assurance of prevention of 'immoral and obscene material'

Pakistani authorities have lifted the ban on short-length video app TikTok and announced the conditional restoration of the app in the country.

A statement issued by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), Pakistan's regulatory body for communications, said the ban on tick talk in Pakistan had been lifted following assurances from the app management that it would Accounts that share 'immoral' and 'obscene' content will be blocked.

The PTA says the TikTok administration will monitor all accounts under Pakistani law.

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It may be recalled that on October 9, the PTA had banned Tik Tok after receiving complaints of "immoral content". The agency said in a press release that complaints had been lodged against the content of the app by "various sections of society".

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.

The agency said it had given enough time to develop an "effective way" to respond to tik-tok and actively block "illegal online content", but the app did not comply with the instructions. Could not execute.

In this regard, officials said that Tik Tok has been told that the PTA is ready to negotiate and reconsider its decision. For this, however, Tik Tok will have to come up with a satisfactory mechanism against illegal content.

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

Bigo 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.

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Tik ​​tok bans in the US and India

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

The order said the United States must take "aggressive action" against tick 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.

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TikTok 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." دیتی۔

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 called the decision a necessary step towards an emergency solution and 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 spying on the data and privacy of Indian citizens.