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Pakistan Blocks TikTok, Citing 'Immoral' Content

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has blocked online short-video sharing platform
   TikTok on the grounds of "immoral/indecent" content for viewing in the
   majority-Muslim nation.

   The state regulator said Friday that it had repeatedly instructed the
   platform to tighten its content monitoring to block access to the
   "unlawful" material.

   "However, the application failed to fully comply with the instructions,
   therefore, directions were issued for blocking of TikTok application in
   the country," said the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, PTA.

   The regulator defended the decision, saying the PTA, in a formal
   warning, had given "considerable time" to the online platform to
   respond and comply with the instructions.

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