PTA Bans “Tik Tok”

Chinese social media app Tik Tok has been banned in Pakistan.

According to reports, the popular social media app was banned for failing to develop an effective mechanism to prevent illegal and immoral content.

According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), various sections of the society had complained about the presence of immoral and indecent content on Tik Tok, after which it was decided to ban the app.

PTA spokesperson says that it has been decided to block Tik Tok mobile application on all networks of Pakistan, PTA has issued instructions to mobile phone companies.

The PTA says that its concerns were shared with the Tik Tok management and they were given adequate time to comply with the PTA’s instructions, but the Tik Tok management failed to comply with the instructions, after which it The step was taken.

The PTA says it has informed the TikTok management that it may reconsider the ban if it develops an effective mechanism to prevent indecent content as per the regulator’s directives in the coming days. can go

Earlier last month, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned five dating apps and live streaming websites, including ‘Tinder’ and ‘Se Hi’.

It should be noted that the Minister of Information Shibli Faraz had said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is very worried about the increasing nudity and obscenity in the society and he has instructed all the relevant authorities to prevent it because if it does not happen, it will have consequences. The social and religious values ​​of the Pakistani society will be destroyed.

Shibli Faraz further said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has spoken to me about this issue not once or twice but 15 or 16 times and he wants obscenity spread through the central media and social media and its applications. A comprehensive strategy should be formulated for prevention.

Shibli Faraz said that Prime Minister Imran Khan says that the incidents of rape of children and women have increased due to nudity.

He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan recently told him that apps like Tik Tok are causing great damage to the values ​​of society and should be blocked.