PTA decides to lift ban on TikTok in Pakistan
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 19, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday decided to lift a temporary ban on the popular short video-sharing Chinese app TikTok, reported ARY News.
A spokesperson for the authority confirmed that the decision was made following an assurance from the TikTok management to abide by Pakistan’s laws and block accounts uploading indecent and immoral content.
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A notification regarding restoration of the app will be issued shortly, the spokesperson said.
On October 9, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had placed a ban on TikTok in the country.
The authority had in a statement cited “complaints from different segments of the society against immoral/indecent content on the video-sharing application” as the reason behind the move and added that it has issued instructions for blocking of the application.
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