ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has restored banned services of famous social media application TikTok with certain conditions.
According to a press release, as a result of continuous engagement with the platform’s senior management before and after imposition of the ban, TikTok has assured moderating content in accordance with societal norms and the laws of Pakistan.
TikTok management has also ensured that the users who are continuously involved in uploading unlawful content are blocked from the platform.
To facilitate the users’ healthy digital experience on the internet and growth of digital companies, PTA has lifted the ban.
However, the restoration of TikTok services is strictly subject to the condition that the platform will not be used for the spread of vulgarity, indecent content and that the societal values will not be abused.
PTA has said that due to presence of vulgar, indecent and immoral content on the platform and its negative effects on the society, PTA has been continuously asserting TikTok to prevent its platform from disseminating the unlawful content.
However, TikTok couldn’t satisfy the fore taking concrete steps for blocking and removal of unlawful content.
As a result on October 9, TikTok application was blocked by Pakistan’s telecom regulator until a satisfactory content monitoring mechanism is put in place.
PTA will be constrained to permanently block the application, in case the said condition is not fulfilled.
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