PESHAWAR – Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed to block the popularsocial media app TikTok which is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance.
The decision was made in light of complaints against “immoral and indecent”content on the video-sharing platform.
The petition filed against TikTok was heard in the Peshawar High Courttoday. DG Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Deputy Attorney General,and lawyers appeared before the court.
Justice Qaiser Rasheed Khan of Peshawar High Court while announcing theverdict remarked that indecent videos being uploaded are negativelyimpacting our youth adding that it’s our duty to protect the younggeneration from immoral activities.
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Earlier in October 2020, Authorities in Pakistan have announced the liftingof a ban on TikTok, saying they received assurances from the video-sharingplatform that it would moderate the content in accordance with local.
