World News – GB – Pakistan to ban TikTok for not filtering ‘immoral’ content, sources say

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Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator issued a notice in July, saying it was a « final warning » to the Bytedance-owned app, urging TikTok to « put in place a mechanism complete to control obscenity, vulgarity and immorality through its social media app « 

Pakistan is considering blocking TikTok, as media platform failed to respond to authorities’ requests, sources say

Islamabad previously said the app has an obligation to « moderate socialization and content within legal and moral limits » in accordance with existing Pakistani laws

Earlier this year, the Pakistani government also banned several platforms and games, including the online multiplayer video game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), claiming it to be addictive and dangerous to the mental health of young people.

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