ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursdaydirected the service providers to immediately block access to TikTok, avideo-sharing app, after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) placed ban on it.
“In respectful compliance to the orders of the Peshawar High Court, PTA hasissued directions to the service providers to immediately block access tothe TikTok App,” the PTA said in a tweet.
Earlier today, the high court directed to block the popular social mediaapp 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.
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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.
