Pakistan has lifted the ban on Tiktok. The Chinese company was accused that it is serving pornography in the country.
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Pakistan on Thursday lifted the ban on Chinese video app TikTok (Ban Lifted). Tittock was accused of serving indecent content and this was the reason why the app was banned. This ban has been lifted by Pakistan when the Chinese company has said that it will now upload the liberal content. Tiktok has always been in dispute in the conservative neighboring country. It has also been accused of spoiling the youth.
Last month, a court in the country’s north-western city of Peshawar ordered the Pakistan Communications Regulatory to block the app. The court cited the reason for blocking Ticketock as being contrary to the deeply conservative moral values of Pakistan. Jahan Jab Mehsud, a lawyer for Pakistan Telecommunication Agency, said that the app has assured us that it will now use a filter and upload moderate content.
Tiktok is popular among Pakistan’s rural areas and youth
Earlier, the Chinese-owned company had said during another ban in October that it would focus on serving liberal content. Tiktok is very popular among the youth of Pakistan. Its most popularity is in the rural areas of the neighboring country. One of the advisors of Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier blamed Tiktok for promoting the exploitation, objectification and sexual exploitation of young girls. However, the company denied these allegations.
Pakistan is criticized for controlling the Internet
At the same time, Tittock has welcomed this decision. Advocates of the ‘Freedom of Speech’ have long criticized the government’s censorship and control over Pakistan’s Internet and pre-electronic media. Last year, Pakistani regulators asked YouTube to immediately block all those videos. Those whom he believed were objectionable to the country. This decision of the officials was strongly criticized by the human rights activists.
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