TikTok ban
Canada Bans TikTok on Government Owned Devices
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TikTok “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security” said a Canadian government spokesperson in his statement The Canadian government has announced that…
Only 1% of users have been misusing TikTok, IHC points out to PTA
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) strongly believes that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned TikTok without any solid justification. This was emphasized by the Court…
PHC lifts ban on TikTok, directs PTA to ensure removal of objectionable content
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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday lifted the ban on popular social media platform TikTok directing the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to take more…
KP govt opposes ban on TikTok in Pakistan
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Thursday opposed a ban on the popular short-video sharing app TikTok, ARY News reported. Addressing a press conference in…
PTA blocks 500,000 ‘objectionable’ TikTok videos
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has blocked access to around 500,000 objectionable videos on the popular video-sharing application TikTok in the country, a single-member Peshawar High…
TikTok gets banned weeks after the tech-sector warns of “Ban-Astan”
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TikTok, a major mobile app popular amongst the teens, used to create short clips of up to 1-minute, has been banned for the second time…
Govt actively monitored internet during lockdown: PTA
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The year 2020 was memorable for loads of obvious reasons. It was the year that witnessed a meteoric rise in the number of Pakistani internet…
SBP imposes ban on payment for subscribing to India’s Zee5 platform
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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has moved forward with a ban on payment for subscribing to Zee5, a popular Indian online streaming video platform…
My take on the TikTok ban and unban in Pakistan – who’s right, and who’s wrong?
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It has been more than a week since PTA banned TikTok in Pakistan, but the discourse over whether it was yet another instance of the…
TikTok unbanned in Pakistan after ten days!
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TikTok has finally been unbanned in Pakistan after 10 days. TikTok was banned in Pakistan on October 9, 2020, owing to immoral and indecent content…
Pakistani content creators fear loss of livelihood amidst recent social media bans
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With TikTok being the most recent social media platform to be banned by the Pakistani government, and YouTube also getting constant warnings from the Pakistan…
TikTok holds virtual meeting with PTA for restoration
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According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) official twitter account, PTA and the management of the number one video-sharing platform in the world held a…
TikTok rival “Triller” could soon go public
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TikTok’s main rival in the US, Triller, is in discussion with blank-check acquisition companies regarding a merger that would make them public. Triller was launched…
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