Peshawar High Court orders ban on TikTok
The app is having negative influence on the young generation: CJ PHC
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday ordered authorities to ban short video sharing Chinese app TikTok.
During a hearing of case against the app, plaintiff and Deputy Attorney General appeared before the court. Chief Justice remarked that the videos that are being uploaded on the app are not acceptable in our society so a ban should be imposed on the application from today.
DG Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told the court that a request has been made with the officials of the application; however, no positive response was received from the company.
On this CJ PHC said that a ban should be imposed on the application as long as officials of the company do not follow directions of the country.
He further said that the application is having negative influence on the young generation.
Earlier on October 9 2020, Pakistan had banned TikTok for failing to filter out immoral and indecent content. The decision came after a number of complaints from different segments of society, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said in a statement.
“Keeping in view the complaints and nature of the content being consistently posted on TikTok, PTA issued a final notice to the application,” the statement said.
“However, the application failed to fully comply with the instructions. Therefore, directions were issued for blocking of TikTok application in the country.”
However, after a 10-day hiatus, TikTok services were restored across the country with certain conditions, as PTA warned the company that spread of vulgarity / indecent content and abuse of societal values would result in a permanent ban on the app.
“The ban, which was placed on the short video sharing platform by the telecom regulator on Oct 9, was lifted after an ‘assurance’ regarding effective ‘moderation of content’ by the TikTok management in a virtual meeting, according to the PTA.
